Independence, Missouri, drive-in ends 60-year run on Nov. 17 [Video]

LASTS AND HOW MUCH WE CAN EXPECT COMING UP. ALL RIGHT, WELL, AFTER NEARLY 60 YEARS, THE TWIN DRIVE-IN WILL CLOSE LATER THIS MONTH. IT’S BEEN A STAPLE FOR MOVIEGOERS FOR JUST YEARS AND YEARS. KMBC NINES KRISTA HASKELL SHOWS US THE HISTORY AND THE HEART OF A BELOVED MOVIE SPOT. THE TWIN DRIVE-IN WILL CLOSE FOR GOOD ON NOVEMBER 17TH, LEAVING A HISTORY OF FILM AND FAMILY FUN. WE MAY BE LOSING A LOCATION, BUT WE’RE NOT LOSING EACH OTHER. GENERAL MANAGER CANDY COMBS SAYS SHE’LL MISS EVERY MOMENT. NOT BEING AT THE PLACE SHE CALLS HER BABY. SHE’S BEEN WATCHING MOVIES HERE SINCE SHE WAS THREE. THE TWINS STILL HAVE SOME ORIGINAL PROJECTORS LACED WITH THE MOVIE ALIEN. THE TWIN DRIVE-IN OPENED IN 1964 WITH A HIP SHAKE AND ELVIS MOVIE, AND THOUSANDS OF TITLES HAVE BEEN FED THROUGH THE PROJECTOR SINCE. THE MEMORIES ARE ENDLESS FOR MANY …