From strip clubs to church confessionals, 14 photos show how places around the world are getting creative with drive-thru experiences

Monica HumphriesMay 13, 2020, 00:13 IST

A disco shifted to a drive-in model in Germany.Hauke-Christian Dittrich/picture alliance/Getty Images

Without ever stepping out of their car, people can still dance, sing, and laugh with the help of a drive-in.
Organizations around the world have shifted to a drive-in or drive-thru model.
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People around the world are enjoying the same experiences they did before coronavirus lockdowns. Strip clubs, church services, and disco parties are still happening, just from the confines of a car.

As countries begin to ease lockdown restrictions, businesses and governments are considering ways to stay socially distant. One solution has been resurrecting the drive-in experience.

In the United States, drive-in movie theaters reached their peak business in the 1950s and 1960s with over 4,000 theaters. Today, just a few hundred remain.

But a drive-in or drive-thru experience allows people to remain socially isolated while enjoying everything from a comedy to a confessional. Experts are predicting that drive-in business models will see a resurgence around the world.

These photos show how places and people have already adapted their businesses to drive-thrus.

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And so are graduations.

A graduate from the medical and nursing school of Faseh University receives her diploma. Pedro Vilela/Getty Images

Around the world, weddings are being adapted into a drive-in experience.

Bride Janine Scholz drives away from her wedding ceremony at a drive-in movie theater. Fabian Strauch/picture alliance/Getty Images

May Day celebrations were moved to cars and parking lots.

Two people sit in a car at the May Day Drive-in rally in Horsens, Denmark. ERNST VAN NORDE/Getty Images

Food banks have also shifted to drive-thrus.

Miami-Dade Animal Services hosted a pet food bank. Miami Herald/Getty Images

There's no more pushing and shoving at concerts in Denmark now that they're all drive-ins.

Mads Langer, a Danish singer, performs at a sold-out drive-in show. MIKKEL BERG PEDERSEN/Getty Images

An Iranian group performed a Ramadan presentation to a group of cars.

Although large gatherings have been temporarily banned, some celebrations were moved to cars and parking lots. STR/Getty Images

And Catholic churches still hold confessions.

Two Catholic priests hold a banner with information about drive-thru confessions. PASCAL LACHENAUD/Getty Images

Car seats have become the new pews in Maine.

During the Mother's Day service, flowers were also handed out to all the mothers attending. Portland Press Herald/Getty Images

Discos and dancing were done from cars at this discotheque in Schüttorf, Germany.

The parking lot can hold 250 cars or about 500 people. Hauke-Christian Dittrich/picture alliance/Getty Images

A town in Germany still hosted a "Dult," or folk festive.

Called a "drive-in dult," Landshut, Germany, still hosted its fair. Armin Weigel/picture alliance/Getty Images

Germans can turn on the radio and drive up to a comedy show in Hannover.

Comedian Oliver Pocher and his wife Amira Pocher chat while cars listen in. picture alliance/Getty Images

Zoos, like the San Antonio Zoo, have pivoted to a drive-thru experience.

The San Antonio Zoo has launched a drive-thru experience throughout May so visitors can see the animals while socially distancing. San Antonio Zoo

Residents in Lithuania can head to the Vilnius Airport, which now functions as a drive-in movie theater.

Cars with two people can visit the airport to watch a movie viewing. PETRAS MALUKAS/Getty Images

A "strip-thru" was launched in Portland, Oregon.

The drive-thru model has helped the women gain back their source of income at this club. REUTERS/Terray Sylvester

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