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Twin City Drive-In, Horse Cave, Kentucky

Twin City Drive-In once stood as testament to free speech and the right of all not to go see moves which would offend
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By Tom Chaney

The Drive In was built and operated by Kenneth Bale [Bale Oil, Bale Tobacco, South Central Bank]. They often had live shows atop the concessions stand. I don't remember the admission price. There was lots of sneaking in from the fields in back.

At some point Kenneth Bale sold it, but I spect television contributed to its slow decline and demise.



Folks in town objected to some of the X-rated fare in its latter days. At one point there was a public meeting over that issue. I am told that Bale appeared and made a rousing speech on freedom of artistic expression, free speech and the right of folks to not go see movies which would offend.

One of the objections was to the screening of X-rated previews at the showing of featured family films. I remember going to the Twin City one night with my brother-in-law to see the umpteenth run of a movie we had missed - family stuff, I think. We were treated to a preview of a film called "Vampire Virgins" featuring unclad damsels running out of barns. One was clad only with a bat.


This story was posted on 2011-08-04 16:49:28
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Historic Hart Co., KY: Twin City Drive-in/Larry Smith



2011-08-04 - Horse Cave, KY - Photo from Larry Smith photo collections.
Twin City Drive-In Theatre in Horse Cave KY. "This photo dates back to 1967. Dart Container Corporation now resides on the property on historic 31-w in Hart County, KY," writes Larry Smith, Operations Manager, FM 99.9, The Big Dawg, Campbellsville, KY. The drive-in was one of the grandest in Kentucky in its day. The drive had 400 parking spaces - with 4 per car, the theatre could have handled 1,600 at a time. It was located north of Cave City, south of Horse Cave. Comments are welcome, including information on the admissions charges: Per car - pack 'em and stack 'em, or per individual only. Contact/Submit at ColumbiaMagazine.com or Larry Smith at (270) 465-1652 at the Big Dawg.

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