mercoledì 19 dicembre 2012

U.S. Patent 1,909,537 THE DRIVE-IN

U.S. Patent 1,909,537 THE DRIVE-IN

Richard Milton Hollingshead, Jr. applied for a patent on august 6, 1932 and obtained it on may 16, 1933. The number of his patent was U.S. Patent 1,909,537, and actually he was the inventor of the Drive-In.
Richard was the owner of an auto parts company, The Whiz Auto Products, and he lived in Camden, New Jersey. When he obtained the Patent in 1933, he founded the Park-It Theatres, Inc.
He opened a 400-acre Drive-In on Crescent Boulevar - US-130,
Pennsauken, New Jersey, calling it "Automobile Movie Theater".

About that night...
Price of admission: 25 cents for the car 
                                25 cents per person 
Cars: 400
Movie: “Wives Beware” (Two White Arms) starring Adolphe Menjou


 The first Drive-In in Camden

So... Sit in your car and enjoy talkies

 The drive-in




GOOGLE DOODLE CELEBRATION: THE DRIVE-IN ANNIVERSARY 
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The Patent








Stay tuned... Uncleoscar 



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