New Jersey is believed to have the first public library in the country with a building of its own to house its collections. Chartered in 1757 from King George II, it was erected in Burlington. It is the oldest continuously functioning library in New Jersey.
The Seven Stars Tavern in Salem County, New Jersey, in 1762, had a "drive up" window where a man on horseback could be served food and "a noggin of grog" without dismounting from his horse.
The drive-in movie had its orgins in 1933 in New Jersey. A 10-acre plot in Camden set up the first car-park-movie-theater there. Operators put on two shows every night on a 40'x50' screen and had nine parking rows set up to accomodate 500 cars.
Source: Tales of New Jersey, 1963.
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