November 12, 1946: A Chicago branch of the Exchange National Bank -- later part of the Bank of America -- opens the 1st 10 drive-up teller windows. This is a big step forward in making personal banking more convenient.
World War II was over, and, along with American car production, American car culture was going into overdrive. Pretty soon, drive-up restaurants would become common. The growth of suburban supermarkets led to a process where a customer could phone in his order, drive to the store, and have it delivered right to his car.
Automatic teller machines were first tried in 1960, but it would be 1967 before they became practical and a few more years before they became drive-up as well.
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November 12, 1946 was a Tuesday. This was also the day that Walt Disney Pictures released the controversial film Song of the South. I have a separate entry for that event.
Baseball was out of season. Football was in midweek. The brand-new Basketball Association of America, later to become the NBA, was in its 1st month of games, and none were scheduled for this day. Nor were any scheduled for the NHL. So there were no scores on this historic day.
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