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Jeffrey Thompson
COTTAGE GROVE, Minn.

Photos: Credits roll on closing Cottage View Drive-In theater

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Cottage View Drive-In
Cars begin to enter the Cottage View Drive-In for a community farewell event in Cottage Grove, Minn. Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. The theater, which opened in 1966, is closing and the land will be sold at the end of this season.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson
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Watching in comfort
Grace Brabec, 9, of Excelsior, Minn. finds a comfortable place to watch "Grease" at the Cottage View Drive-In in Cottage Grove, Minn. Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. It was Brabec's first visit to a drive-in theater, and her mother brought her to make sure she was able to enjoy the experience before drive-ins are gone.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson
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Cottage View Drive-In
Cars begin to enter the Cottage View Drive-In for a community farewell event in Cottage Grove, Minn. Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. The theater, which opened in 1966, is closing and the land will be sold at the end of this season.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson
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Helping her brother
Brianna Magnuson, 19, assists her brother Danny Anderson, 3, both of Welch, Minn., out of bed of a truck during a community event and free showing of "Grease" at Cottage View Drive-In in Cottage Grove, Minn. Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson