[The Guardian] From V-Max to V8: Sydney’s only drive-in cinema reopens – in pictures

From V-Max to V8: Sydney’s only drive-in cinema reopens – in pictures

The only remaining drive-in cinema in Sydney, Skyline Drive In Blacktown, officially reopened on Thursday night following the closure of all Australian cinemas due to the coronavirus pandemic in March. Since its reopening, Skyline has introduced social distancing, both between cars and in common areas, online bookings, contactless payment in its diner candy bar, hand sanitisation facilities and increased the frequency of cleaning. The drive-in cinema first opened on 21 December 1963, with the first film screened being the Pat Boone and Bobby Darin-starring Rodgers and Hammerstein musical State Fair. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, the drive-in cinema had only previously been temporarily closed for eight weeks in 2013 for renovations.

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