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Drive-in theatres (also known as ''Drive-In Cinemas'' or ''Drive-ins'') were once very popular in Australia. Although considered an American invention there is evidence of outdoor cinemas in Western Australia where some patrons attended in their cars as far back as 1938, and it is possible that these facilities may even predate the first American style drive-in theatre. ==History== The first American style drive-in theatre to open in Australia was the Skyline in the Melbourne suburb of Burwood on 18 February 1954. It was the first of 330 drive-in theatres that would open across Australia.〔 Many have since closed with the large amounts of land taken up by drive-ins being sold off to build houses or shopping centres. Although in recent years a number of drive-in theatres have reopened and/or expanded the number of screens available. In the 1990s, the Coburg Drive-in Theatre in Melbourne, was expanded to 3 screens, as was the Dromana Drive-in Theatre. In more recent times the former Dandenong Panoramic Drive-in, in Victoria, has been reopened as the Lunar Drive-in Theatre and now boasts 4 screens making it Australia's largest drive-in theatre with the most screen choice. In 2002 the Rodeo Drive-in at Mareeba, near Cairns re-opened, with the Tivoli Drive-in near Ipswich re-opening in 2008. Along with a few metropolitan operations, there are a number of drive-in theatres serving remote communities such as Jericho in Queensland. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Drive-in theatres in Australia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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