Well I found another article on the Western Aire. It seem the family
hasnt even listed the property for sale. It is just economic reality
setting in. Another fact that was pointed out was the movie
distributors unwillingness to co-operate with the owners of Drive-
Ins. Now really for the sake of a great American (and Canadian)
tradition are a few movies played on a few outdoor screens really
gonna kill Hollywood.

Its with a tear in my eye that I am posting the next 2 articles in
Photos under Misc. Check them out.

--- In driveinmoviemadness@yahoogroups.com, drive_in_theatres
<no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> I found this headline on the front page of the Great Falls Tribune.
(I
> will post it)
> Unfortunately I dont have any way to acquire the rest of the paper.
> Only the front page is listed online. Anyway the SAD News: After
64
> years the Westernaire Drive-In in Lewistown, MT is down to its last
2
> shows. I live about 550 km (340 mi) north of Lewistown and only
> attended there once. It is a classic 1940s outdoor theatre that
still
> featured a few rows of speakers along with FM sound. The Saturday
we
> were there in 2003 the entire lot was full. Complete with teenagers
on
> lawnchairs alongside the original speakers that blared away. I will
add
> the kids in Lewistown were as well behaved as I have seen anywhere.
>
> Its hard to believe the Westernaire is leaving us since it was the
only
> Drive-In that I have ever seen at full capacity.
>
> A moment of silence on Sunday in its honor.
>
> Rocky Vossler
>