Drive-in Movie Theaters History

I know Drive in Movie theaters picture wasnt as Superior as our modern day Theater. But whats great about the Drive in movie theaters? Well you know those movie theater seats that Nasty strangers sit in? Their covered in dirt and BLAH. Not to mention you somehow always get butter on your shoes whether or not you ordered popcorn because people are disgusting. Well you dont have to sit on those chairs in drive ins. you can sit in the comfort of your own car and watch a movie and recline your chair and if your uncle falls asleep and starts snoring really loud, chances are your the only one who will hear it.

In movie theaters there's no where to put your treats BUT in your car there's always your dash board! You can always sneak in at least 1 person :) Shall I go on? yes? OK! You dont have to share arm rests not to mention the cup holders arent in your way and the chairs in your car are way more comfortable! If your bring a pillow just to get comfortable into a theater its a little strange and you prolly have to burn the pillow after.

My state HAWAII no longer has Drive-in Movie theaters. What I remember about Drive-in Movies...When I was young my grandfather had this big white van , the back had two sets of 3 person seats so he removed one seat and added a hand made bench along the side of the van from the drivers seat to the back seat. When we went to The Drive-in he would lay a blanket down in case we fell asleep and my brothers and sisters always did! So I got to sit in the front seat and watch a movie with my Papa. I remember it being so dark there and it was always fun pretending I couldn't find the car and heading into a different movie for a little while. And I definitely remember the arcade in the concession stand area. I was always so excited when we went to the drive-in.

Richard Hollingshead Was the inventor of Drive-in Theatres. He experimented in his own driveway at 212 Thomas Avenue, Camden, New Jersey. Richard Attached a 1928 Kodak projector on the hood of his car, projecting onto a screen that was nailed to trees in his backyard, and he placed a radio behind the screen for the sound. The first patent for the Drive-In Theater (Patent #1,909,537) issued on May 16, 1933. With $30,000, Richard opened the first drive-in on Tuesday June 6, 1933 on Crescent Boulevard, Camden, New Jersey. With the First admission price of 25¢ Per car and 25¢ per person.

He still had some Kinks though because The design did not include the In car speaker system. Richard Teamed with a company called RCA Victor Creating Directional Sound. 3 main speakers were mounted by the screen for the viewers sound. The quality was Horrible for cars In the back rows And for the neighbors.

The largest drive-in theater in patron capacity was the All-Weather Drive-In of Copiague, New York. All-Weather had parking space of 2,500 cars, and indoor 1,200 seat viewing area, kid's playground, a full service restaurant and a shuttle train that took customers from their cars and around the 28-acre theater lot.

The two smallest drive-ins were the Harmony Drive-In of Harmony Pennsylvania & Highway Drive-In of Bamberg, South Carolina. Both held up to 50 cars.

On June 3, 1948 Edward Brown Jr opened the 1st theater for cars & small planes. Ed Brown's Drive-In and Fly-In of Asbury Park, New Jersey had the capacity for 500 cars and 25 airplanes. An airfield was placed next to the drive-in and planes would taxi to the last row of the theater. When the movies were over, Brown towed the planes back to the airfield.

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