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1933
 Richard Hollingshead opens New Jersey's 1st Drive-in (remembered as the 1st Drive-in to open in America) in Camden, New Jersey, on Tuesday, June 6th, 1933.
1934
 Wilson Shankweiler opens Pennsylvania's 1st Drive-in, which is only the 2nd Drive-in to open in America, in Orefield, Pennsylvania, on April 15th, 1934 (within 25 years, more than 4,000 will follow). 1948
Speaker poles and Car Speakers are installed at Shankweiler's Drive-in.
1955
Huricane Diane levels the projection booth and Shadow Box Screen. New CinemaScope Screen and Snack Bar / Projection Room / Restroom building built.
1982
AM radio micro-vicinity broadcasting is introduced
at Shankweiler's to deliver the movies' soundtrack
(although the traditional car speakers still remain).
1986
FM radio micro-vicinity broadcasting is introduced at Shankweiler's (Shankweiler's
becomes the 1st Drive-in to feature audio in FM broadcast Stereo).
2002
The latest in cinema sound reproduction was achieved with the installation
of Red L.E.D Spectral © recorded analog soundtrack readers and cinema
sound processor, with decoding circuitry capable of providing surround sound
effects, and a new and more powerful FM stereo transmitter. This new and
technologically advanced system provides the customer with near digital
quality sound which can be received and enjoyed on your car or portable
radio.
2013
Digital projection and sound equipment installed.
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