When is National Drive-in Movie Day?
Tuesday June 6thNational Drive-In Movie Day is held on June 6th each year to honor the day the first drive-in theater opened on June 6th. Richard M. Hollingshead Jr., of Camden, New Jersey, founded the drive-in theater on June 6, 1933, and he opened the first one on June 6, 1933.
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The screen at this first drive-in theater was 40 feet by 50 feet, and there were 400 car slots.' "The whole family is welcome," the children are said in the commercial tag, "The whole family is welcome, regardless of how loud the noise is." Wife Beware, An Adolphe Meniou film, was the first film to be shown. The idea grew quickly, and drive-ins began to appear in other areas. About 4,000 drive-ins dotted the United States by the late 1950s, by the late 1950s, approximately 4,000 drive-ins had dotted the nation.
According to thenewswheel.com, New York, Pennsylvania,, and Ohio have the best opportunity for movie watching under the stars. Long Island, New York, once home to one of the country's biggest drive-in theaters. The drive-in was over 29 acres and could park 2,500 vehicles. The drive-in was on the highway. It also hosted a full-service restaurant with rooftop seating, a trolley system to bring children and adults to the playground, and a large indoor theater in case of bad weather.
However, the introduction of color television, VCRs, and video rentals, as well as the rise in land values and widespread use of daylight saving time, resulted in a dramatic decline in drive-in popularity.
