Starlit Screens: Preserving Place and Public at Drive-In Theaters

Starlit Screens: Preserving Place and Public at Drive-In Theaters

Paul Johnson, Starlight Six marquee, Atlanta, Georgia, 2005. In June 2008, Robin Conner and Paul Johnson drove from Atlanta, Georgia, to northern Virginia, exploring and documenting drive-in theaters. They discovered a range of outdoor theaters struggling to stay commercially viable. While t...

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Main Authors: Robin Conner, Paul Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Emory Center for Digital Scholarship 2008-10-01
Series:Southern Spaces
Subjects:
Business and Commerce
Film/Television/Radio
Photography
Atlanta Studies
Arts
Online Access:https://southernspaces.org/node/42575
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Photography
Atlanta Studies
Arts
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Paul Johnson
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title Starlit Screens: Preserving Place and Public at Drive-In Theaters
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publisher Emory Center for Digital Scholarship
series Southern Spaces
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publishDate 2008-10-01
description Paul Johnson, Starlight Six marquee, Atlanta, Georgia, 2005. In June 2008, Robin Conner and Paul Johnson drove from Atlanta, Georgia, to northern Virginia, exploring and documenting drive-in theaters. They discovered a range of outdoor theaters struggling to stay commercially viable. While two were defunct, one was revitalized through the creation of a non-profit. Many theaters were even thriving through well-designed appeal to audiences of hipsters, families, and moviegoers looking to consume nostalgia at the drive-in. In this photo essay, Conner and Johnson offer a brief history of drive-in theaters and illustrate their diversity across contemporary southern rural, urban, and suburban spaces.
topic Business and Commerce
Film/Television/Radio
Photography
Atlanta Studies
Arts
url https://southernspaces.org/node/42575
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