{"id":2340,"date":"2011-10-04T18:13:01","date_gmt":"2011-10-04T23:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/?p=2340"},"modified":"2012-04-03T15:52:19","modified_gmt":"2012-04-03T20:52:19","slug":"picture-the-star-lite-drive-in-if-i-had-a-picture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/picture-the-star-lite-drive-in-if-i-had-a-picture\/","title":{"rendered":"Picture the Starlite Drive-In (If I HAD a Picture)"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the type of post that would normally be accompanied by a great photograph. But I don’t have one. And that’s kind of the point. The new CD – officially in the planning stages – has our old Starlite Drive-in as its centerpiece. A picture of the drive-in on the cover would be perfect. <\/p>\n

Here’s the hitch: I cannot find a photograph of it. The Pajaro Valley Historical Association<\/a> was surprised that they had nothing. A contact at the Pajaronian is looking around for me. In the meantime, I’d thought I’d try a plain and simple request here on the interwebs (along with FaceBook, Twitter, and everyplace else this little blog finds itself): Does anyone have any photos of the Starlite? I’m primarily looking for a good shot of the screen and the lot itself (meaning, yes, your photo could be on the cover of a CD.)<\/p>\n

I’d also love pics of the marquee, the playground, the snack bar, old cars lined up twoards the screen, or even just shots of people who were there.<\/p>\n


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History for the under-30 readers: The Starlite was the place to hang out in our formative years (late ’70s). You hung a speaker on your car window and watched a movie. Sometimes. The Starlite stood on the very same spot where Starlight Elementary<\/a> sits these days. (And if you’re too young to remember any of that, there’s a reasonable chance you were conceived at the drive-in.) <\/p>\n

I’d love to document our old drive-in with a video and song. You can send any pics to me by email at michael@michaelgaither.com<\/a>. If you have any particularly fond memories of the place, I’d love to hear about that, too. Thanks. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n