MP3 of the Day

On this day in 1938, Miami opened its first drive-in movie theater. Invented in 1933 by Richard Hollingshead, the very first drive-in debuted on Crescent Boulevard in Camden, New Jersey. Hollingshead received a patent for his idea in 1933, but it was later repealed. Without a patent to hinder them, copycats began opening up drive-ins all across the country. By 1938, most metropolitan areas had drive-in theaters. The drive-in craze would reach its peak in 1963 when 3,502 theaters were in operation across the U.S. Today we have a live recording of the song Drive by R.E.M. If you notice, Michael Stipe flubs the lyrics a bit at the 3:02 mark... it's sorta funny.