Google Celebrates 79th Anniversary Of The First Drive-In Movie Theater With A Doodle

June 6, 2012 at 5:43 pm

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It all started 79 years ago on June 6.  A bloke named Richard Hollingshead debuted movies in an outdoor setting. As cited in WebProNews  “Hollingshead’s drive-in opened in New Jersey, June 6, 1933, on Admiral Wilson Boulevard at the Airport Circle in Pennsauken, a short distance from Cooper River Park.”  And today Google has unveiled an awesome doodle on its home page to celebrate this milestone that brought together movie watching & transportation together for the first time.  Of course, some people are upset that Google decided to put aside the other historic milestone on this nation’s calendar – D Day, which also happened on the very same day! But hey, I’m quite okay with this this one!