. >> dee vogel took over the family business in 1988 and says the drive-in has been a special part ofs over the years. >> and it's not just local at all, although we have many wonderful locals. people travel a great distance to get here. i so do appreciate that. >> reporter: and the employees are just as important as the customers. >> oh, my goodness. some of my employees have been here as long as i've been here. some of them met their wives here. some of them throw their bicycles here and are now in their 30s and extremely loyal people. >> i've been working here for 18 years. at this point, it's pretty much become family. that's a big reason why i'm still here. >> reporter: but owning and operating a drive-in theater in 2014 is not easy. they are part of a dying breed. with the internet, video on demand, tablets and dvrs, americans get their entertainment from an almost unlimited number of sources these days. as of march 2014, there are only 348 drive-ins in the u.s., down from the record high in 1958 when there were over 4,000. the drive-in industry took its biggest hit between 1978