1890 Seawall

Historical marker location:

891 Union Street, Alameda, California

( Marker is on Union Street south of Clinton Avenue.)

Marker installed: 1998

The first drive-in movie theater in the world was opened in California in 1933. The theater, called the Drive-In Theatre, was located in Camden, New Jersey. However, the drive-in movie theater became more popular in California and eventually spread across the country.