From gov't film "Drive-In" 1958, NARA ID 12010. National Archives gif online.
#OTD 1933: FIRST DRIVE-IN THEATER!
By Miriam Kleiman, Public Affairs
Happy 89th birthday to the drive-in movie theater, opened #OTD 1933 in Camden, NJ!
Drive-ins from top:
Eldridge Drive-in , Elkridge, MD, 1949, NARA ID 169136702.
U.S. Route 81, Laredo, TX, 1/15/1950. NARA ID 169136708.
Drive-in, Richmond, IN, on U.S. Route 40, 9/4/1948, NARA ID 169136684.
Drive-in Theater Study by the American Association of State Highway Officials. Prepared by Committee on Traffic, Sub-Committee on Roadside Control. 1949. NARA IDs 169136740 and 169136736 (below).
In the Beginning: Drive-In Theater Patent 1932
Drive In Theater Patent Application 8/6/1932, NARA ID 2524988.
DRIVE-INS TODAY
Remains of a Drive-in west of US-231 in IN, undated, NARA ID 7719358.
Caption: "A vanishing remnant of a time long past, the Stanton Drive In Theater..." Stanton, KY, NARA ID 7721175.
See related:
This Week in Universal News: A Drive-In Movie for Horses, 1954, The Unwritten Record blog.
Taking a Walk on the Red Carpet: Theaters in the National Register of Historic Places, The Text Message blog.
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