Berkeley Y.M.C.A.

Historical marker location:

2001 Allston Way, Berkeley, California

( Marker is at the intersection of Allston Way and Milvia Street, on the right when traveling west on Allston Way.)

Marker installed: 2011

City of Berkeley Landmark - designated in 1990. Benjamin G. McDougall, Architect - 1910.

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.