Editor’s note: This story was updated on Aug. 23, 2025, to clarify that the Star Drive-In is a diner that shows outdoor movies once a week seasonally. It is not a traditional drive-in movie theater.

After close to 60 years as the region's premiere outdoor movie experience, the Malco Summer Quartet Drive-In will go dark for good this weekend. The four-screen drive-in theater will shut down after a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — After almost 60 years on ...

After almost 60 years, the Malco Summer Quartet, Memphis' last drive-in theater, closed its gates. The final weekend drew large crowds of nostalgic moviegoers and families seeking a unique experience.

Has anything really changed at drive-in theaters across the country? A photographer based in Bozeman, Mont., visited a few to find out. Has anything really changed at drive-in theaters across the ...

Michigan once had over 100 drive-ins, but only 9 remain as of April 2025. The surviving drive-ins are still offering a variety of films with classic concessions, preserving a piece of Michigan’s ...

Of about 300 outdoor theater remaining in the United States, there are five drive-in movie theaters in Washington State that have managed to survive. And since it’s still a fun way to watch a movie, I ...

Drive-ins helped movie theaters stay afloat during the pandemic, when their fate was in serious doubt. Now, years later, drive-in theaters are still providing a small but meaningful boost for the ...

In 1950s and '60s, drive-in theaters were a staple of Michigan summers. At their peak, over 100 dotted the state — it wasn’t hard to find a place to pull in, roll down the windows and watch a movie ...