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. To get you pumped for National Drive-In Movie Day on June 6, here are 10 other facts about the drive-in you may not have known:

1. The original drive-in move theater opened on June 6, 1933

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2. It took up approximately 250,000 feet of space on Admiral Wilson Blvd.

3. It accommodated 500 cars per showing

4. It hosted three showings nightly at 8:30 p.m., 10:00 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.

5. Admission was 25 cents per person

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6. RCA Victor created a sound system with three speakers mounted near the screen

7. After sound permeating throughout the neighborhood became a problem, RCA Victor created a sound system with speakers mounted on car windows

8. The first showing was British comedy "Wives Beware" with 600 people in attendance

9. Richard Hollingshead, the man who created the original drive-in theater, was issued a patent on May 16, 1933 for using a 1928 Kodak projector mounted on a car

10. Hollingshead sold the theater in 1936

Facts courtesy of Cooper's Ferry Partnership