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   When was the first drive-in movie theater opened?

   • Courtesy of Shankweiler's Drive-In Theatre Archives On June 6, 2008 the flag flying over the U.S. Capitol commemorated the 75th birthday of a distinctive slice of Americana: the drive-in movie theater. It was on that day in 1933 that Richard Hollingshead opened the first theater for the auto-bound in Camden, N.J.

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   When was the first drive-in invented?

   • Though there were drive-ins as early as the 1910s, the first patented drive-in was opened on June 6, 1933 by Richard Hollingshead in New Jersey. He created it as a solution for people unable to comfortably fit into smaller movie theater seats after creating a mini drive-in for his mother.

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   What was the first drive-in movie theater in New Jersey?

   • On June 6, 1933, eager motorists park their automobiles on the grounds of Camden Drive-In , the first-ever drive-in movie theater, located on Admiral Wilson Boulevard in Pennsauken, New Jersey.

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   Do you know the history of a drive-in theater?

   • Many people hear stories of their grandparents going to the drive-in theater for a Friday night hangout, but do you know the history of the classic movie experience? Though there were drive-ins as early as the 1910s, the first patented drive-in was opened on June 6, 1933 by Richard Hollingshead in New Jersey.

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   Nov 13, 2009 · On June 6, 1933, eager motorists park their automobiles on the grounds of Camden Drive-In, the first-ever drive-in movie theater, located on Admiral Wilson Boulevard in Pennsauken, New Jersey.

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3. www.pbs.org › wgbh › americanexperienceLooking Back at the Original Drive-In Movie Theater - PBS

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   Jul 2, 2021 · The first film ever screened at a drive-in movie theater was British. On June 6, 1933, just outside Camden, New Jersey drivers paid 25 cents per car, plus an additional 25 cents per person to ...

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4. www.driveinmovie.com › history-of-drive-insA History of the Drive-in Theater and Fun Facts

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   Maybe one of the reasons Drive-in Movies are so much more popular in the United States than in other countries is because the drive-in movie is truly an American invention. The first true drive-in theater (as we know them today) was opened on June 6th, 1933 in Camden, New Jersey.

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   Narrow Gauge Drive-in, Farmington, Maine

   Northfield Drive-In in Hinsdale, New Hampshire

   Fairlee Motel and Drive-In Theater, Fairlee, Vermont

   Wellfleet Drive-In Theatre, Wellfleet, Massachusetts

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   Hull’s Drive-In, Lexington, Virginia

   Sunset Drive-In Theater, Shinnston, West Virginia

   Malco Theatres, Memphis, Tennessee

   Sauerbeck Family Drive-In, Oldham County, Kentucky

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   Field of Dreams Drive-In Theater, Liberty Center, Ohio

   Starlite Drive-In Theatre, Monroe County, Indiana

   Harvest Moon Drive-In, Gibson City, Illinois

   Capri Drive-In Theater, Branch County, Michigan

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   Admiral Twin Drive-In in Tulsa, Oklahoma

   Coyote Drive-In, Fort Worth, Texas

   Fort Union Drive-In- Las Vegas, New Mexico

   West Wind Drive-In in Glendale, Arizona

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   The Pasture Drive-In Theater, Gallatin County, Montana

   American Dream Drive-In, Park County, Wyoming

   Mesa Drive-In, Pueblo, Colorado

   Terrace Drive-In Theatre, Caldwell, Idaho

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   May 27, 2008 · On June 6, 2008 the flag flying over the U.S. Capitol commemorated the 75th birthday of a distinctive slice of Americana: the drive-in movie theater. It was on that day in 1933 that Richard...

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   Feb 25, 2019 · The first U.S. patent for a drive-in theater was #1,909,537, issued on May 16, 1933 to Hollingshead. He opened his first drive-in on Tuesday June 6, 1933 with an investment of $30,000. It was located on Crescent Boulevard in Camden, New Jersey and the price of admission was 25 cents for the car, plus 25 cents per person. The First “Theaters”

9. www.wired.com › 2011/06/0606first-drive-in-movieJune 6, 1933: A Car, a Movie, Some Popcorn and Thou | WIRED

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   Jun 6, 2011 · The drive-in's heyday lasted from the late 1950s until the mid-'60s, when nearly 5,000 theaters were operating in the United States. No cultural survey of the period would be complete...