STRESSED SPOUSE IN PENNSYLVANIAĭEAR SPOUSE: I can think of several things you can do: Stop looking at the speedometer, sit in the back seat, close your eyes and pray - or drive yourself.ĭear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. If I say anything he gets very angry, and as he’s getting older - mid-70s - his reaction time isn’t optimal. His car has a large digital readout of the speed, and I can easily see it. Sometimes, he’ll approach a turn that’s marked 25 doing 48. He usually drives 10 to 30 miles over the speed limit. (Just sayin’.)ĭEAR ABBY: I’m married to a wonderful man, but his driving is very stressful for me. Then cross your fingers and pray he is honest with you because the odds are NOT in your favor. I think it would be in your best interests to lay your cards on the table and ask Adam what his plans are regarding his wife and his children and where you fit in. Divorces are painful, messy and expensive. There are younger children involved and, as verbally abusive as his wife may be, he may not wish to disrupt their lives. How can I convince him we deserve this chance? - HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEARTĭEAR SWEETHEART: While you are willing to leave your husband, Adam’s situation is more complicated. He hasn’t made any promises about the future, but he constantly tells me how his wife yells at and belittles him. I’d leave my husband for him and move to his state because his children are younger. He says he’s unhappy and thinks about separating from his wife. He even came to my city with his best friend who knows about us. We call each other once a day and text constantly. We now meet once or twice a month and spend the day in bed. Three months ago, we met halfway between our two cities and began an affair. Michelle Dodds is the Phoenix historic preservation officer, marriages have deteriorated and we complain about our spouses, but also have real conversations and have grown very close. Unfortunately, those who haven't had the pleasure have to venture outside the city for that experience. There are still many Phoenicians that have fond memories of these former entertainment venues. It also became difficult to compete with indoor movie theaters and home entertainment systems. Slowly, these theaters were replaced with new uses such as shopping centers and apartments complexes. Land was just too valuable for redevelopment. The real estate building boom of the 1980s really squashed any remaining hopes that these theaters would flourish. The last drive-in theater to open in Phoenix was the Valley Drive-in Theatre at the southwest corner of Cave Creek Road and Sweetwater Avenue, but by that time the popularity of drive-in theaters had begun to fade. Sharing the same site with the Acres of Fun Drive-in was the Peso Drive-in Theatre on the northern portion of the property.ĭrive-in theaters were still popular in the 1960s, and the Northern Drive-in Theatre at Interstate 17 and Northern and the Nu-View Drive-in Theatre near 31st Avenue and Buckeye Road opened in the 1960s. The Acres of Fun Drive-in Theatre at 37th Avenue and Van Buren. The Silver Dollar Drive-in Theatre east of South Central Avenue and north of Baseline Road by the Western Canal The Vale (Big Sky) Drive-in Theatre near 39th Avenue and Indian School Road The Rodeo Drive-in Theatre near 12th Street and Buckeye Road The Cinema Park (Southwest) Drive-in Theatre at Seventh Street and Missouri The Indian Drive-in Theatre at 27th Avenue and Indian School Road In Phoenix, several drive-in theaters opened and several of their names changed over time. The size of the screen grew and the number of parking slots doubled over time to about 800.ĭrive-in movie theaters gained the most popularity in the 1950s. Speakers were first located in the ground and later migrated onto poles.Ī concession stand was added. The Phoenix Drive-in Theatre is an example of how drive-in theaters evolved. The theater had the image of an enchanting woman on the back side of the screen that beckoned viewers to see the latest show. Customers could watch movies year round "under the stars." Harry Nace, who also built the Orpheum Theatre, opened the motion picture theater in 1940. Although there were nearly a dozen drive-in movie theaters in Phoenix, the Phoenix Drive-in Theatre at 36th Street and Van Buren was the first.
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