Sunset Drive-In

Amarillo (1974): Drive-ins reached peak popularity following the end of World War II and were a ubiquitous form of entertainment, mostly in rural areas, including the vast plains of the Texas Panhandle. They provided an affordable night out for families (no babysitter needed) and privacy on date nights. The VCR spelled the end of the drive-in movie era. Stephen Shore’s emblematic photograph of the decaying Sunset Drive-In, Amarillo, is typical of his road-trip work, which depicts ordinary objects flattened in space; his sharp-focus aperture setting spares no detail.