I am sitting here watching "Lethal Weapon 3" right now. It 5:25 A.M. in Wisconsin right now. I started thinging about the old outdoor Drive In Movie Theaters. Does anybody remember them? You do if you were around about 15 or 20 years ago. Milwaukee used to have a bunch of Drive In Movie Theaters. I still like the old Drive In Movie Theaters.

I remember the old 41 Twin before they tore it down. I still enjoy going to the movie theaters weather they are like Southgate Movie Theater on south 27th Street or the old Drive In Movie Theaters. There are only a handful of Drive In's left in Wisconsin. I was reading an article on Drive In's in Wisconsin. Southgate Movie Theater is owned by Marcus Theatres which also owns the Marcus Hotels.

If you want to go to a Drive In in Wisconsin you will have to frive 40 minutes from Milwaukee to Jefferson to go to The High-Way 18 Outdoor Theatre. Fortunately for those of us who still like the old Drive In's, The High-Way 18 Outdoor Theatre, is alive and kicking.

It's pretty much exactly how you remembered it. Folks pile into the station wagon and enjoy a few movies under the starlight. Many of the families leave after the first feature, as the second movie usually ends well after 1 a.m. And even on the most crowded nights, there's plenty of room to see the giant 90x40-ft. screen. The theater lot accommodates a whopping 540 cars.  In the middle of the grounds sits the snack bar, with the standard trappings you'd expect: popcorn, hot dogs, candy, etc. There's a small playground in the front of the lot (yep, just like in "Grease"). You can tune in the movie's audio on your car radio, or if you're trying to be extra-retro, you can listen in on a speaker that attaches to your window.