Outdoor Movies

Tell me more! Tell me more! Like, do you have a car? Pop-up drive-in theatre screens ‘Grease’ in Bucktown

Published on Monday, May 25th, 2020

Attendees arrive to watch the movie “Grease” at a pop-up drive-in theatre at Bucktown Marina Park in Metairie. With indoor theaters in many places still closed due to coronavirus, drive-in theaters have seen a rise in attendance. (Photos by Josh Brasted/Getty Images)

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METAIRIE, LOUISIANA - MAY 22: An attendee waits in their car prior to the screening of the movie "Grease" at a pop-up drive-in theatre at Bucktown Marina Park on May 22, 2020 in Metairie, Louisiana. With indoor theaters in many places still closed due to coronavirus, drive-in theaters have seen a rise in attendance. (Photo by Josh Brasted/Getty Images)

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