The Lake Park Outdoor Theatre, in Wisconsin, had a playground that opened an hour before the film started. The drive-in charged kids, ages five to twelve, nine cents, making a profit of one thousand eight hundred dollars by 1953. Along with such a big profit, the ozoners’ owner noticed an increase in concession stand profit (86).
The playgrounds not only were an advantage for the kids, but they were an advantage to the rest of the audience and the parents. Since the playgrounds wore the children out before the film, they rested quietly during the movie, leaving the parents and audience with peace and silence. If the children weren’t yet worn out, the parents would often send them back to playground because there were attendants to monitor and
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One invention was the “Rain-A-Way”, made in 1950. This was a cloth put on the top of a car that prevented rain from dripping onto the windows, allowing the patron to no longer need their windshields, which were distracting while watching a film and wasted battery and gas. A contraption called the “bottle warmer” was supplied to customers whom pressed a button and an attendant went over to their car and gave it to them. This was done at Flexer’s drive-in in Memphis, Tennessee, which was said to be the first drive-in to utilize the invention. Flexer also had police to make sure dates didn’t get too comfortable, keeping the ozoners a family affair …show more content…
In the northeast, especially at the Walter Reade Chain, circus acts were very common and popular. At Reades chain of six drive-ins, there was a playground, fireworks, ponies, dancing, baby parades, midnight spook shows, gift nights, cartoon carnivals, old-fashioned game parties, and free picnic and play areas. To attend this entire event and to take advantage of these amenities, customers came three hours prior to the film they were attending. Because of the grandness and fun of the drive-ins, the nights in which families went were thought of as a sort of holiday (78-79).
Along with these eventful nights, services offered to the customers became typical. Some of these services include grocery shopping, laundry, flat tire fixings, jump-starts, and gas and oil changes. At the Hempstead Turnpike Drive-In on Long Island, twelve ushers were hired to take grocery lists from patrons and to go out, shop, and return before the film ended. These services made the ozoners not only a fun outing, but a useful facility
Arnold Page 1 Dylan Arnold Patty Cullinan ENG 101 WA1 revision/ 2-26-16 The invention of the car gave us this ease of mobility and personal freedom in America. In 1909, when Henry Ford first produced the Model T and perfected the assembly line, he unknowingly started a revolution (“A Big Year”). He was able to make the automobile affordable to the common person. This massive auto production gave birth to a new culture, the heart of which was a new icon: the car. After several decades of competition, the price of the automobile dropped and its popularity soared.
The Book “Amusing The Million”, written by John F. Kasson describes how the amusement parks in Coney Island changed the attitude towards new cultures in the United States. Kasson talks about the era of famous amusement parks which began in 1895 before the first world war. These amusement parks were an effort to bring together the different cultures seen in the urban cities. Coney Island was a cultural accommodation for all the people who desired adventure and excitement.
What were some important inventions of the 1920-1940s and how did they affect the people of the era? Maddy Hilkemeier English III H 9 Oct. 2015 Period 2 “Hundreds of items were invented in the 20th century, changing the way the world operated. Many of these inventions seem benign now, while others served as precursors to advanced models” (Richard). The book To Kill a Mockingbird was written in the mid-1930s and it was during this era that many useful items were invented. During this time there was a rapid increase of innovations that ranged anywhere from the game of monopoly to a wooden bathing suit, or something more efficient such as LDS medicine.
Quote # 1 set up: In an article by Britannica, it states . . . C. Quote #1:”These Wednesday night shows became legendary, not only for the individuals and groups discovered there but also for the highly sophisticated and critical audience that attended.” D. Quote # 1 Commentary/Analysis: These amateur nights played an essential role in shaping the theater’s identity and legacy, by providing a platform for emerging talent. E.
The book also mentions momma’s favorite song (1964) “ Under the Boardwalk” and Kenny’s favorite song “Yakety-Yak” (1958). These songs and TV shows would have been historically accurate for the time the book was written about. I researched the release dates of this part of the culture and they match the timeframe of the story. The children had culture shock when they arrived in Ohio in chapter 10.
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May 7, 1954, a little girl is watching her favorite cartoon when a commercial suddenly pops on. "Super Fun Adventure Land is now open!" announces the man in the commercial. The little girl, enthusiastically, gets up and runs to her dad. "Daddy!
In the essay ”Entertainment in The 1930s” by Brooke Habit, Madison Raynor et al, (May 23, 2013),the authors explain how there were many ways people found entertainment in the 1930s and that there were six main types of entertainment during the 1930s. The authors backed up their claim by listing the six different types of entertainment in the 1930s, music, radio, movies, do-it-yourself fun/children's activity, dancing and sports. They also tell you the details from every form of entertainment that happened in the 1930s. The purpose for creating this essay was to get readers to join their website in order to get people to see other writings on their site and also to inform viewers about entertainment in the 1930s. The authors takes a factual
Automobiles were affordable and were designed carefully. The majority of these cars were produced by the Ford Motor Company, led by Henry Ford, who designed a different model each year to satisfy the insatiable crowd. Many of the automotive innovations that we think of as being modern—like electric powered cars, four wheel drive, front wheel drive, hybrid fuel and electric cars—were introduced during the 1920s. The automobiles had various different colors in order to get the attention of people, especially woman, and through time, they evolved to become more comfortable to drive for men (Scott ,1). The automobiles were beneficial to the U.S because they expanded the area of habitat.
Creativity plays a large role in the creation of most new innovations. Without the approval to explore new ideas and experiment with different plans, Thomas Edison many have never invented the light bulb. Another case in which imagination played a large role is when Henry Ford thought of the idea of having the first buggy without a horse, therefore creating the first automobile run on gasoline. The citizens in Anthem were not allowed
The traffic light has been the biggest and most honored invention of today, because of the large impact it had on us. In 1984, Garrett Morgan was awarded the first grand prize at the Second International Exposition of safety and sanitation for the gas mask he invented. He received a medal for bravery and Carnegie, during the Lake Erie disaster in 1916. He’s important for being one of the only black inventors in his time.
Frederick McKinley Jones's invention of the portable refrigeration unit revolutionized the storage and transportation of perishable goods. In the early 1930s, he found the need for a reliable cooling system to preserve food and medical supplies during long-distance transportation ("Frederick McKinley Jones" Biography.com). According to Wikipedia, Jones's
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Around this time, there are usually a lot of nannies/caregivers inside the park. The park is filled with children between the ages of 1-4. There