I went camping throughout the United States in the early 1960s, and I remember drifting through one sleepy town after another, usually in the morning or in the late afternoon. The local movie theater would be a hub of activity as the sun set, and people from all over town would gather to see the latest double bills — entire families, not just young adults — as television had only recently been introduced. The movie theater from the 1920s through the 1960s was often a central social gathering place for the residents of many towns — that’s gone today, and everyone is online, at home. Some of the old theaters remain, but the sense of community is gone.