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Why Starlite?starlit, adjective lit by stars, or the magical reflected light bounding from an outdoor movie screen, creating a nostalgic, romantic or charismatic quality or feeling.Starlite / Star-lite, proper name for old style outdoor cinema made popular by the booming post war car culture of the late 1950's in North America. Various independent locations usually found near urban centres and public highways. In 1955, there were 171 American drive-ins sharing the name. Drive In / Drive-In, a noun referring to a public outdoor place of motion picture film exhibition designed for viewing from automobiles, usually found at the edges of large North American cities and open during warm summer nights. Invented and patented by Mr. Richard Hollingshead, JR (United States Patent# 1,909,537) Tuesday June 6, 1933 at a location on Crescent Boulevard, Camden, New Jersey, USA. Patent dismissed in May of 1950 by Delaware District Court. Over five-thousand such businesses were opened in the United States alone. Theatre (US theater), a noun denoting a building, place or area in which dramatic or comedic performances are given. Relating live performances with actors, or motion picture exhibitions. Origin from the Greek theatron, from the asthai “to behold.” ©2007  | ||||||
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