On this day in 1933, Richard J. Hollingshead was granted the patent for Drive-In Theater. U.S. Patent No. 1,909,537.
His invention related more particularly to a novel construction in outdoor theaters wherein the performances, such as a motion picture show or the like, may be seen and heard from a series of automobiles so arranged in relation to the stage or screen, that the successive cars behind each other will not obstruct the view.
