LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Transit Drive-In, a western New York staple not far from where Lockport meets Amherst, is getting a new owner.
News 4 confirmed on Friday morning that Dipson Theatres is purchasing the drive-in.
As of this year, the Transit Drive-In has been screening films for 70 years. Rick Cohen’s family has owned it for 65 of them, and he’s been managing it for 35.
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It’s not clear how much he’s selling it for, but he says it’s time to turn the theater over to someone else; He approached Dipson about buying it.
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