U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for June 6

U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for June 6







WASHINGTON, June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6: FIRST DRIVE-IN THEATER

Profile America -- Wednesday, June 6th. A major pop culture phenomenon began on this day in 1933. With the automobile increasingly reshaping the American landscape, Richard Hollingshead opened the nation's first drive-in movie theater in Camden, New Jersey. Soon, drive-in movies became a fixture across the country and a popular place for teenage dating. Some even had heaters to go along with the speakers, so they could stay open through the winter. Drive-ins reached their peak in the 1950s. There were nearly 21,000 movie theaters then, and more than 4,000 of them were drive-ins. Now, there are nearly 4,900 movie theaters around the country -- most of them with multiple screens -- while there are fewer than 270 drive-ins remaining in operation. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau, online at www.census.gov.

Sources: Chase's Calendar of Events 2012, p. 301
Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970, p. 855
www.driveintheater.com/history/1950.htm
Statistical Abstract of the United States 2012, t. 1128

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