News Items forCamden Drive-In Theater

Sun Jan 17 1999
A mix of 2 American passions
Drive-ins capitalized on our love of cars and movies. They originated in Camden. The story goes like this Richard M. Hollingshead's mother was a rather robust woman who one day told her son she hated the narrow seats in indoor movie theaters. By Angela Couloumbis. Philadelphia Inquirer link
Sat Jul 31 1999
When the drive-in theater was king
The automobile age and Hollywood's fantasyland crossed paths 65 years ago in Camden, N.J., with the opening of the first drive-in theater. It changed the way Americans dated and created a way for parents to go to the movies. By Kay Houston. Detroit News link
Tue Apr 01 2003
The Drive-In
The story of how drive-ins came to be, starting with the Hollingshead Jr. invention. By Carol J. Perry. GEICO Direct link
Sun Jun 08 2003
At The Drive-In
Seventy years ago, in 1933, the first drive-in movie theater in America opened the gates in Camden, N.J., playing to a packed house. By Charles Osgood. CBS News Sunday Morning link
Fri Jun 27 2003
How many drive-in theaters are left in the U.S.
In our humble opinion, far too few, but we turned to the Drive-In category of the Yahoo! Directory for a concrete answer. At drive-ins.com, we scanned the history section and picked up a few relevant facts. Yahoo link
Sun Jun 06 2004
History The Park-In Movie Theatre
Did you know that drive in movies got their start right here in our area? By R. Cohen. South Jersey link
Mon Nov 03 2014
Rutgers explores Camden drive-in theater, the first in the country
Here's a surprising little fact Camden was home to the nation's first drive-in movie theater. Richard Hollingshead, a resident of Camden, opened the very first drive-in theater in the city on what's now Admiral Wilson Boulevard on the border of ... The Star-Ledger link
Thu Apr 23 2015
10 facts about the Camden Drive-In theater
Did you know that Camden was once home to the first drive-in movie theater? Now you do. And now, you also know that this summer, Camden is brining back drive-in movies with two showings at a pop-up drive-in movie theater on July 17 and August 21. Cherry Hill Courier Post link

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