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6 NYC area drive-ins that offer a family trip down memory lane

Now that it’s officially summer, it’s a great time to watch movies outdoors — and I’m not talking about cramming your blanket onto the crowded lawn of Bryant Park.

Hook up the speakers to your car and your night at the Warwick Drive-in is set.Francis Specter

Drive-in movie theaters, which some people think have gone the way of the eight-track cassette, are still with us. Granted, there are hardly as many of them as there used to be.

Those that haven’t been torn down to make way for shopping malls — or closed because of the high cost of converting from film to digital projection, like the beloved Fair Oaks in Middletown, NY — tend to attract more parents than lovebirds these days.

Typically, drive-ins show a double feature for one (modest) admission price — the first film, at sunset, is aimed at the kids, with a more adult feature for the grown-ups to watch when the kids are asleep in their pajamas. Sometimes there are fireworks and yes, you can even bring the dog.

Here are six drive-in theaters within a two-hour drive of Manhattan, and what they’re currently playing:

Warwick Drive-In

Route 94, Warwick, NY. (845) 986-4440; warwickdrivein.com

The drive-in closest to New York City (and New Jersey) dates to 1950 and boasts three screens.

Now showing: double features of “Edge of Tomorrow’’ and “Neighbors’’; “How to Train Your Dragon 2’’ and “Maleficent’’; and “22 Jump Street’’ and “A Million Ways to Die in the West.’’

It also features vintage drive-in ads like the one above.

Hyde Park Drive-In

4114 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, NY. (845) 229-4738; hydeparkdrivein.com

A classic single-screener from 1949, not all that far from the Metro-North station — a good bet if you don’t have a car.

Now playing: “How to Train Your Dragon 2’’ and “Divergent.’’

Overlook Drive-In

126 Degarmo Road, Poughkeepsie, NY. (845) 452-3445.

A huge 100-foot screen and a beautiful woodland setting off the main drag are the attractions at this well-equipped ozoner that can accommodate 776 cars.

Now playing: “22 Jump Street’’ and “A Million Ways to Die in the West.’’

Southington Drive-In

935 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike, Southington, Conn. southingtondrive-in.org/about.html

Owned by this Connecticut municipality since 2010 and run by volunteers, it’s open only for a single feature on Saturday nights during the season, when admission is just $15 per car for non-residents.

This week’s family-friendly fare is “The Muppet Movie.’’

Becky’s Drive-In

4548 Lehigh Dr., Walnutport, Penn. (610) 767-2249.

If you’re visiting nearby Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom, check out this kid-friendly venue.

There are two screens, one showing “22 Jump Street’’ and a “Million Ways to Die in the West,’’ the other “How to Train Your Dragon 2’’ and “Maleficent.’’

Shankweiler’s Drive-In

4540 Shankweiler Rd., Orefield, Penn. shankweilers.com

It’s worth the two-hour drive to see the nation’s oldest surviving drive-in, which was only the second to open in the US back in 1934. This landmark draws huge crowds from several states, so show up early.

Currently showing on the single screen: “How to Train Your Dragon 2’’ and “Maleficent.’’