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DRIVE-IN QUESTION CORNER<br />
As an adjunct to his series of articles on<br />
drive-in theatre design and construction Mr.<br />
Petersen will answer specific questions addressed<br />
to Drive-ln Theatre, Editor, the Modern<br />
Theatre, 825 Von Brunt Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.<br />
Is the cost of installing heating systems<br />
prohibitive for a 400 or 500-car theatre?<br />
In the opinion of the writer there is<br />
a definite place for the use of In-car<br />
heating systems in certain localities that<br />
experience cool, or cold, evenings but<br />
such installation made with the expectations<br />
of winter operating in the northern<br />
climates has yet to be proven. In certain<br />
areas of California the use of heating<br />
systems is desirable and in sections<br />
of Texas that are subject to "northers"<br />
they could be used to advantage but the<br />
cost is prohibitive for normal operations.<br />
Roughly speaking, the cost of installing<br />
in-car heaters in a 500-car drive-in theatre<br />
would be in the neighborhood of<br />
some 10 to 15 thousand dollars.<br />
A few years ago your plans indicated the<br />
ravips by numbers but recently you have<br />
used the letters A, B, C. What was the reason,<br />
if any, for this change in ramp designation?<br />
The reason for the change is an excellent<br />
one now that in-car speakers<br />
have become the standard type of sound<br />
equipment in the majority of drive-in<br />
theatres. Through the use of letters for<br />
ramps and numbers for the speaker posts<br />
it is extremely simple for the patron to<br />
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