Before the show started, parents took their children to a playground in the front of the theatre.

Framed by an orange sky and in the humid Mid-western air, they played on swings and slides. Inside the snack bar, the menu was timeless.

40 cents is your change, thank you.

Thelma Wilson stuffed hotdogs in buns and wrapped them in a luminum foil bags. For 23 years, Thelma has cooked hotdogs, popped popcorn and filled drinks in the Lakewood drive-in.

In the mid 60s, 500 cars would fill the ashfall and dirt theatre. But in the 80s, 75 cars was considered a good night. And sometimes the movie's played to just 20.

Carlo Crown switched on the 35 millimeter projector for the last time. About 175 cars pointed at the crumbling while screen.

As word got out that the Lakewood Drive-in was closing up, people came from throughout the area.

As the black and white images flickered on the screen, some people found themselves back in time.

Like Linda King, who spent her wedding night here 22 years ago. There's a lot of memories here. I've brought all my kids here, my grandkids, and they are not going to be here any more. So they aren't going to bring their children here when they're grown.