What's showing at the drive-in theater? In South Florida, it's mostly memories
One of the biggest and best known in South Florida, the Thunderbird Swap Shop near Fort Lauderdale and around since 1963, shut down more than a year ago after a fire.
Despite all but disappearing from the entertainement landscape, drive-in movies had a revival during the COVID years, with outdoor screens popping up around the Miami area, including downtown.
MORE: Remember movie palaces? South Florida had plenty — and Hollywood-style premieres, too
Let's open the photo album and take a look at drive-in movies in South Florida:
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Thunderbird Swap Shop
Others around town
Drive-in revivals
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