Friday, June 6, 2008

75th Anniversary of the Drive-In Theatre


June 6 is the 75th anniversary of the first drive-in theater , opened in 1933 in Camden, N.J. by Richard M. Hollingshead.

Today through Sunday has been declared "Drive-In Theater Weekend" by the state of New York, which opened its first drive-in theatre in 1938.

For the do-it-yourself types, here's a guide to starting your own from MobMov.

Here's a freely downloadable collection of intermission advertisements.
courtesy of Internet Archive.

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