12. Riviera Drive-In, Oklahoma City



The first thing you'll notice? Those concession prices. #PartyLikeIts1999.

Kids these days, right? They have their fancy digital projection theaters, surround sound, air conditioning and reclining seats. Heck, many of these kids don’t even know what a drive-in theater is, and even fewer have ever been to one.

Despite its temperamental weather patterns, Oklahoma once had a healthy number of drive-ins throughout the state. But it was that temperamental weather that forced the Riviera Drive-In to shut down in 1999, after winds knocked the screen over.

Now, I didn’t move to Oklahoma until late 1999 so I never had the pleasure of visiting the Riviera, but from what I’ve been told by friends and coworkers, the Riviera used to be a gem. Most drive-ins are, since they offer a kind of weird nostalgia and a unique movie-going experience. I’m sure the Riviera was no different in its heyday.