Down at the Drive-In
Looking at the place now it is hard to imagine that about 700 cars could be parked here in the three decades leading up to 1984 in the evening. Why would they park here you ask. Â For the movies of course. For this was the site of the Burwood Skyline Drive-In which opened in February 1954, as Australia's first drive-in theatre.
For history buffs, you might want to check out the links below. With the help of Google Maps and the aerial photo found in the link below, see if you can work out where the movie screen was. Â
Australian Drive-ins. Victorian Burwood Skyline Hoyts: http://www.drive-insdownunder.com.au/australian/vic_burwood.htm
Skyline Drive-in opening trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Scv6xxMgQHc
Today, this area forms part of the Burwood Local History Park where you’ll find a playground, an old timber bridge, a settler’s hut, a mini orchard, a community garden, a Holden car sculpture as well as timber sculptures made from the remnants of pine and cypress trees that used to formed a shield to keep out the glare of the projector lights.
Please ensure that the cache is well hidden and ready for the next finder after you’ve signed the log. BYO pen.
Congratulations to DavidNessie on the FTF who did a note instead of a log.