Drive-Ins

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The world’s first drive-in cinema debuted in World War I.
It folded one year later, but a pattern had begun.
Logistics did get trickier when movies added sound.
It wasn’t till the Baby Boom that drive-ins would abound.

They quickly grew to thousands as they catered to the sticks,
Where people didn’t want to drive to cities for the flicks.
The maintenance cost little, and they seemed quite good for kids,
Tho many couples went there just to satisfy their ids.

Advances to the TV sets would signal a decline.
With color, cable, VCRs, why join the auto line?
It worsened in the ‘70s when oil had a crisis
And real estate went up so drive-ins couldn’t pay the prices.

They got a brief revival several decades past their peak,
At times in newer formats called “guerrilla” and “boutique.”
But once again, the oil and economy got worse,
And digital conversion proved a big financial curse.

It seems a bit ironic that they’ve seen an uptick now,
The brink of a recession, but it’s easy to see how:
We’re big on social distancing, and staying in our cars
Could help prevent transmission of the latest strain of SARS.