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- At one time in history, the state of North Carolina was one of the country’s top ten states for drive-in theaters, with its number of drive-ins being over two hundred.
- In addition to once being one of the states with the highest number of outdoor movie theaters, it is also one of the states with the highest number of drive-in closings.
- Today, there are only a handful of drive-in movie theaters that remain in operation throughout North Carolina.
- The hope is that these surviving five drive-in theaters will continue to be open for many, many years to come.
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