drive-in movie Traditional Cache
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the cache is located near an old drive-in movie in olivehurst. take highway 70 south from marysville for two miles, take the erle road exit, then turn right on chestnut road.
the first drive-in theater was opened in june of 1933 in camden, new jersey. richard hollingshead had been issued a patent for a drive-in movie the month before. he charged 25 cents for the car and 25 cents per person.
the largest drive-in theater in patron capacity was the all-weather drive-in of copiague, new york. all-weather had parking space for 2,500 cars, an indoor 1,200 seat viewing area, kid's playground, a full service restaurant and a shuttle train that took customers from their cars and around the 28-acre theater lot.
the two smallest drive-ins were the harmony drive-in of harmony pennsylvania and the highway drive-in of bamberg, south carolina. both drive-ins could hold no more than 50 cars.
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