The man behind the Drive In theater was Richard M. Hollighshead. He began his inventing by hanging a sheet for a screen in his backyard. Later he would experiment in the driveway of his home in New Jersey. Hollingshead mounted a 1928 Kodak projector on the hood of his car and projecting it onto a screen nailed to trees in his backyard. Behind the screen was a radio to create sound. He tried the system in his car with windows at different levels and in a variety of weather conditions.
Two shows a night on a screen 40 x 50 No need to wear anything special show up in your old clothes or P.J.s if you prefer. This activity was devised to allow you to be comfortable at the movies.
As a child I went to the drive in movies a couple of different times. My mother took us and we enjoyed the movies Star Wars and Nine to Five Do you have any memories of the drive in theater?? I would love to have you share them.
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