"A giant screen still towers over the site of the former Boulevard Drive-In Theater, a sprawling complex ringed by low-rise buildings in an industrial section of Allentown, Pa. For several decades in the middle of last century, it and other drive-ins showcased the might of America's auto industry. The theaters along with drive-through banks, pharmacies, groceries, liquor stores and dry cleaners were both symbols of how cars were shaping popular culture and places to see all varieties of domestic vehicles."
"But visitors to the site today will notice signs of automotive life. Its hilly landscape has been paved with miles of narrow, curving roads and there is now an old-timey Sinclair Oil gas station on the premises, complete with a glass-tank pump and a sign that flashes the company's dinosaur logo. The infrastructure supports what the old drive-in has become: a temple to American cars from the early to mid 1900s."
A former Boulevard Drive-In Theater site in Allentown has been transformed into a paved landscape of narrow, curving roads and vintage displays. An old Sinclair Oil gas station with a glass-tank pump and dinosaur logo stands on the premises. The NB Center for American Automotive Heritage houses about 200 vintage cars, with another 100 stored in Italy, most built between the 1920s and the mid-1950s. Nicola Bulgari founded the private museum and invested at least $10 million. The collection emphasizes middle-market American marques including Chryslers, Chevrolets, Nashes, Oldsmobiles, Studebakers and numerous Buicks.
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