{"id":12611,"date":"2021-04-17T17:19:37","date_gmt":"2021-04-17T17:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/the-back-story-the-history-of-drive-in-theaters-in-austin-kvue\/"},"modified":"2021-04-17T17:19:37","modified_gmt":"2021-04-17T17:19:37","slug":"the-back-story-the-history-of-drive-in-theaters-in-austin-kvue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/featured\/the-back-story-the-history-of-drive-in-theaters-in-austin-kvue\/","title":{"rendered":"The Back Story: The history of drive-in theaters in Austin | KVUE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/drqLzAZXEX8\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On The Back Story, we take a look at the history of drive-in theaters in Austin. Drive-ins have had a resurgence during the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>STORY: https:\/\/www.kvue.com\/article\/news\/local\/when-the-big-drive-in-movie-theaters-kept-austinites-entertained\/269-a9303440-79ea-4cfd-8dbb-4d11ca837cfc<\/p>\n<p>KVUE is Austin&#8217;s ABC affiliate station and has been delivering local news for Central Texans since 1971. Today it is owned by TEGNA, Inc., which reaches approximately one-third of all television households in America. http:\/\/www.kvue.com\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n<h3>More info on The Back Story: The history of drive-in theaters in Austin | KVUE<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ss-local-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/?q=The+Back+Story%3A+The+history+of+drive-in+theaters+in+Austin+%7C+KVUE&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">The Back Story: The history of drive-in theaters in Austin | KVUE - BingNews<\/a><br \/><span class=\"rss_description\"> Search results<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6647193b9caa4099bca3e95bebb6ce97&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.austinchronicle.com%2Farts%2F2024-05-17%2Fconsigned-to-history-the-last-days-of-the-austin-antique-mall%2F&amp;c=10644438437015906457&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tConsigned to History: The Last Days of the Austin Antique Mall\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cEvery decade, Austin history\u2019s disappearing,\u201d he ... or weekends when both sides of the giant single-story structure were packed. (This could also cause friction with the neighborhood, especially ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6647193b9caa4099bca3e95bebb6ce97&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fbuckeyeswire.usatoday.com%2F2024%2F05%2F16%2Fespn-to-air-documentary-on-former-ohio-state-track-star-butch-reynolds%2F&amp;c=11805022053450481189&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tESPN to air documentary on former Ohio State track star Butch Reynolds\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now ESPN is telling his story through its acclaimed series 30 for 30. A screening of the film was held at the Cinema Columbus Film Festival in late April. Director Ismail Al-Amin, a professor of ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6647193b9caa4099bca3e95bebb6ce97&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.texasmonthly.com%2Farts-entertainment%2Fantiquarian-half-price-books-closed-san-antonio-broadway%2F&amp;c=470576864500639759&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTwo Beloved San Antonio Bookstores Have Closed. Who\u2019s to Blame?\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Antiquarian Book Mart, on Broadway, has shut down. It\u2019s the latest change in an area of the city experiencing the push and pull of nostalgia and progress.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6647193b9caa4099bca3e95bebb6ce97&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.austinchronicle.com%2Fdaily%2Fscreens%2F2024-05-16%2Ffifty-years-of-movie-magic-at-the-alamo-village%2F&amp;c=9948029384791456179&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFifty Years of Movie Magic at the Alamo Village\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Happy birthday, Village cinema! The oldest continuously operating movie house in Austin celebrated its 50th year as the secret heart of the city's film scene last night with a special screening of ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6647193b9caa4099bca3e95bebb6ce97&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Farts-culture%2Ftelevision%2Fstax-soulsville-u-s-a-review-hbo-documentary-5f034139&amp;c=5620174640760869499&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2018STAX: Soulsville U.S.A.\u2019 Review: Story of the Memphis Sound\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>This HBO documentary explores the often precarious history of the legendary label, whose artists included Booker T. &amp; the M.G.s, Otis Redding and Isaac Hayes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6647193b9caa4099bca3e95bebb6ce97&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-us%2Ftravel%2Ftripideas%2F4-drive-in-theaters-in-iowa-when-you-want-a-retro-experience-this-summer%2Far-BB1muM0u&amp;c=9097724142305568707&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t4 drive-in theaters in Iowa when you want a retro experience this summer\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s starting to feel like summer as Iowa\u2019s few drive-in theaters welcome moviegoers for the season.              The closest to Des Moines is the Valle Drive-In in Newton. But, it isn\u2019t the option ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6647193b9caa4099bca3e95bebb6ce97&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kvue.com%2Farticle%2Fnews%2Fnation-world%2Froger-corman-hollywood-mentor-and-king-of-the-bs-dies-at-98-little-shop-of-horrors%2F507-bff94987-94ff-4b09-a3c6-175f48e3faae&amp;c=10050690686286964172&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRoger Corman, Hollywood mentor and 'King of the Bs,' dies at 98\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Martin Scorsese, James Cameron and Francis Ford Coppola all worked for him early in their careers, as did Jack Nicholson, Peter Fonda and Ellen Burstyn.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6647193b9caa4099bca3e95bebb6ce97&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ffinance.yahoo.com%2Fnews%2Fcoming-attractions-former-delaware-drive-094543739.html&amp;c=10584796034314304383&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tComing attractions at former Delaware drive-in theater: six-buildings in business park\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>A long-vacant drive-in theater north of Felton may be featuring six small businesses in the shadow of the still-standing movie screen. Property owner Felton Drive-In LLC and president Jeffrey ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6647193b9caa4099bca3e95bebb6ce97&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwgbh%2Ffrontline%2Farticle%2Fhistory-of-the-death-penalty%2F&amp;c=9698603602365199464&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHistory of the Death Penalty\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>[From: Society\u2019s Final Solution: A History and Discussion of the Death Penalty, Laura E. Randa, ed., University Press of America, Inc., 1997. Reprinted with ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6647193b9caa4099bca3e95bebb6ce97&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.idahostatejournal.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fsoda-springs-iconic-idan-ha-drive-in-celebrating-its-70th-anniversary%2Farticle_43068836-0598-11ef-a75e-eb7cd469ad06.html&amp;c=17313045748621941444&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSoda Springs' iconic Idan-Ha Drive-in celebrating its 70th anniversary\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>SODA SPRINGS \u2014 Drive-in movie theaters first made a popular appearance in 1933 along the coast of New Jersey. The idea of getting to relax in the privacy of your own car with the family in ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            <\/ul> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On The Back Story, we take a look at the history of drive-in theaters in Austin. Drive-ins have had a resurgence during the pandemic. STORY: https:\/\/www.kvue.com\/article\/news\/local\/when-the-big-drive-in-movie-theaters-kept-austinites-entertained\/269-a9303440-79ea-4cfd-8dbb-4d11ca837cfc KVUE is Austin&#8217;s ABC affiliate station and has been delivering local news for Central Texans since 1971. 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