The last manager of the Drive-In was Kieth Kiehl. Like his father, they took away his Drive-In and shortly thereafter, he passed from this world, on Dec. 19th, 2012 (his father passed away on Dec. 25th 1993, after they took the Midway from him). The Drive-In was tore down not long after, and as far as I know is just a concrete lot now. Its trees and bushes were tore down, its streams probably filled in, the endangered salamanders dead. Who knows what happened to its Bald Eagles, after their tree was cut down, I heard they were seen circling where it was, and thats all I know. I know how they feel. The Drive-In was my home. So I have rebuilt it, and hope you enjoy whatever adventures you may have there.

As an ecosystem, the Drive-In was a strange place. Surrounded by beautiful green grasslands, wetlands, and trees, with fruit trees (Cherry, Plum, and Apple), blackberry bushes, and even wild peas growing in many places, the theaters themselves were a gravel and dust wasteland, where the shape of the theaters would encourage the formation of dust-devils, and on a clear 90 degree day the temperature would hit at least 100, due to sunlight reflecting off the giant white screens and the light colored gravel. After the highway up into the Kent/Covington area was cut through the trees on the hill, the windstorms got stronger, resulting in the damage in this ugcs picture. The back drive had seasonal streams, with damselfly nymphs and tadpoles, and the mantises lived in the grasslands.

By it bein fraggin haunted, I mean there were spirits strong enough to make themselves known before the Awakening (1980's onward), who knows how powerful they would be almost a century later.

Animals that were known to live in and around the Drive-In: Salamander, Newt, Bald Eagle, Crow, Seagull, Sparrow, Gold Finch, Raccoon, Cat, Dog, Coyote (was always awesome to hear them with their pups in Valley 4 after it was abandonded to the wild), Squirrel, Deer, Frog, Spider, Ant, Beetle, Damselfly and as already mentioned, Mantises. Sure there are more I am not remembering at the moment.