ELIZABETH saw the Wigwam Village post and also writes in to suggest the Varsity Drive-In in Atlanta. It claims to be the world’s largest. Click through for her note and a link to this classic mega drive-in. Elizabeth writes:
This bring memories flooding back. I stayed in a Wigwam Village in the 50’s. My father was a last minute vacation taker — drove my mother crazy. So, one AUGUST day he came home and announced we were going to Florida to stay a week in the condo owned by his boss. We drove it, of course, from Indiana, in our Ford convertible. On the way down we passed a Wigwam Village in KY, and talked about it the entire trip. So, coming home we stayed there. It was AWFUL — we all agreed. Uncomfortable, damp, moldy, etc. I had asthma as a kid and that night in the cement wigwam really did a number on me. But, it sure was memorable in all respects.Another wonderful retro place is The Varsity Drive-in in Atlanta. It was the most memorable place I managed to see on my one and only business trip to Atlanta in the early 70’s. At the time I think there was only the original location, but now there seem to be many of them. I’d say to really experience The Varsity, hit the downtown location.Elizabeth
Oh, this reminds me, taking a chance – then having a bad stay — well, it makes for a much more memorable story, doesn’t it?!