The Saco Drive-In: Cinema Under the Maine Sky

by Camille M. Smalley

Overview

Families, teenagers, friends and sweethearts piled in their cars and filled the lot of Maine's first drive-in on opening night in 1939. A newsreel and cartoon rolled before the feature presentation, Forbidden Music," cast the first outdoor movie spell over the town of Saco. Families came for the fresh-air movie experience, while visitors in the 1950s and '60s enjoyed the dimly lit privacy. The community rallied to save the Saco Drive-In in 2013, voting to fund the transition to digital projection. Now, families and couples of the future can continue to enjoy cinema under the Maine sky. Join local author Camille Smalley as she recounts the history, films and memories of the Saco Drive-In."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781626194533
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	06/03/2014
Series:	Landmarks
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Camille Smalley is the collections and research manager at the Dyer Library and Saco Museum where she also researches, designs and creates exhibits. Smalley formerly served as the library and museum program and education manager. She is a founding member and the executive vice-president of the Saco Bay Center for Civic Engagement and serves on the fundraising team and promotions committee of the Saco Drive-In.