Tampa’s Fun-Lan Drive-in Theatre and Swap Shop closes after 71 years

Jerry Corgnati said he is the temporary manager of Florida Swap Shop, the company that has run the drive-in and flea market.

Fun-Lan opened in January 1950 and could accommodate more than 650 cars, according to an ad printed in the Tampa Tribune.

There were more than 2,000 drive-ins across the country in 1987, according to data from the National Association of Theatre Owners.

At one point, the Tampa Tribune reported, Tampa had more than 25 drive-in theaters.

The company now belongs to his wife, Betty Henn, and has two locations in South Florida, in addition to the one in Tampa.

Daniel Angulo, a vendor at the flea market, said he was shocked when he heard he had to leave in a matter of days.

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