Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress

Here’s a way to learn all about the many drive-in theaters that once dotted Dallas.

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At the height of the trend, our neighborhood had at least seven drive-ins, and the last one didn’t close until 1998.

The Oak Cliff Society of Fine Arts presents “The Drive-In in Dallas” at 7 p.m. Thursday at Turner House.

Nancy McCoy, a preservation architect with McCoy Collaborative Preservation Architecture, will present a slideshow and discussion.

The story of the drive-in movie theater in Texas has its origins in Dallas. Find out why this popular form of entertainment could not survive in the long run, despite a modest revival just before and the during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Tickets cost $15 for Oak Cliff Society of Fine Arts members and $20 othewise.