{"id":15192,"date":"2025-07-12T12:38:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T12:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemaunited.org\/?p=15192"},"modified":"2025-07-29T16:16:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T16:16:44","slug":"cinema-united-member-shankweilers-drive-in-featured-on-gma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemaunited.org\/2025\/07\/12\/cinema-united-member-shankweilers-drive-in-featured-on-gma\/","title":{"rendered":"Cinema United Member Shankweiler&#8217;s Drive-In Featured on GMA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>GMA <\/em>stopped in Pennsylvania to visit Shankweiler&#8217;s Drive-In\u2014the world&#8217;s oldest operating drive-in movie theatre\u2014as part of their 50 States in 50 Weeks series. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each week, a <em>GMA<\/em> anchor or correspondent will visit a new state, following the order in which they joined the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Along the way, <em>GMA<\/em> will spotlight the beauty of the people who make up America, inviting viewers to\u00a0share\u00a0the people in their neighborhood and state who make it the best place to live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shankweiler&#8217;s Drive-In was established in 1934. 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