Winchester Drive-In Theatre Reopens Under New Management
As summer blockbuster season begins in earnest this weekend with the release of Ironman 2, a 54 year old tradition in the Northern Shenandoah Valley prepares to fire up the projectors. The Family Drive-In Theatre will open for the 2010 season this Friday night. The theatre has been in continuous operation since 1956 by the Dalke family of Woodstock Va. This year however, it will be under new management. In February current owner Tim Dalke was ready to make a change so he called Jim Kopp, an old friend who had often mentioned his desire run the drive-in.
“Tim called me up two months ago and said he was ready to retire and asked if I would be interested in operating the theatre,” said Jim. “He knew I wanted this and said I was the first one he called.”…
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