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Back in the late 1950's when we Lake Shore Park teenagers wanted to go to the drive-in, we boated over to the Weirs and tied up alongside a boat house in the Weirs Channel. We then crossed the railroad tracks and "snuck in" the Drive-In coming from behind the screen. There were concrete and wooden constructed benches with speakers down in front near the screen and the kiddie playland. We watched the double feature than navigated our boats with the help of searchlights and flashlights back to Lake Shore Park via the Governor's Island Bridge channel. We did this until we were sixteen years old when we got our drivers licenses and were able to bring a car to the drive-in.
Oh what a fun way to go to the movies. The drive back was often kind of chilly, especially in late August.