The Highway 18 Outdoor Theatre drive-in may close after 70 years [Video]

WASHINGTON, D.C. IT COULD BE THE END OF AN ERA. SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN’S LAST DRIVE IN MOVIE THEATER MAY NOT OPEN AFTER THIS UPCOMING SEASON. THE HIGHWAY 18 OUTDOOR THEATER IN JEFFERSON BUILT IN 1953, IS FOR SALE. THE OWNER TELLS 12 NEWS IT’S TIME FOR A PLOT TWIST IN HIS STORY. I’VE BEEN OPERATING THIS THEATER FOR 25 YEARS. I’M AT THE POINT NOW WHERE I’M IN MY MID 70S. NOBODY IN MY FAMILY WANTS TO TAKE OVER THE BUSINESS. I’M NOT GOING TO LIVE FOREVER, SO IT’S TIME TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF TURNING IT OVER. I REMEMBER AS A KID LOVING GOING TO DRIVE IN THEATERS, PEOPLE LIKE TO COME TO DRIVE INS BECAUSE IT’S A DRIVE IN. NOT NOT JUST TO SEE THE MOVIE. I REMEMBER AS A KID LOVING GOING TO DRIVE IN THEATERS. I WAS RAISED IN DETROIT AND WE HAD DRIVE IN THEATERS. ALL …