Virgil and Mark welcome Irv Hyatt to the podcast, Second Vice President on the Board of Trustees for the Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway, New Jersey, and author of LIFE AND DEATH OF A MOVIE THEATER: THE STORY OF A NEIGHBORHOOD MOVIE PALACE.

They discuss the Saturday, February 8th, 2025 Mahoning Drive-In Road Show at UCPAC (a 35mm Drive-In double feature of THE FOG and PHANTASM), along with the 1300-seat theater's history, film collecting, the power of 35mm, and memories of New Jersey Drive-Ins of the past, including the Woodbridge Drive-In, South Amboy Drive-In, and Plainfield Edision Drive-In, and seeing a certain George Romero zombie classic under the stars as a youth.

Recorded 1/21/25

Tickets available for the 2/8/25 Mahoning Drive-In Road Show at UCPAC here:

https://ucpac.org/event/mahoning-drive-in-road-show/

For a list of all 2025 Mahoning Drive-In Road Show dates (with ticket links):

https://www.mahoningdit.com/events-schedules/mahoning-drive-in-road-show

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To order Irv's book, LIFE AND DEATH OF A MOVIE THEATER:

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