Arts & Entertainment
179-Car Drive-In Theater Coming To Warehouse Arts District
St. Petersburg is getting socially distant entertainment with a drive-in movie location that will have a 64-foot screen to show movies.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — Socially distant movie watching experiences are coming to the Warehouse Arts District in St. Petersburg with a drive-in movie theater.
Rooftop Cinema Club, a company with drive-in cinemas in Tampa, San Diego, New York City chose St. Pete for its great energy.
"We are very much looking forward to bringing our unique cinematic drive-In experience to St. Pete, and are currently working with the city, and the amazing landlords at Place Projects to bring this to fruition as soon as possible,"Gerry Cottle, founder, said.
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The location will have enough space to park 179 cars. Movies will include classics and new releases.
Film watchers will watch a movie on a giant 64-foot cinema screen while receiving audio through the radio of their cars. Cleanliness will be practiced at the venue with sanitized bathrooms, contact-free ticket orders and contact-free concessions. Confirmed dates for its opening have not been released for its future location, 2100 Third Avenue South.
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