Oakland Memorial Park

Historical marker location:

1301 Mandela Parkway, Oakland, California

( Marker is at the intersection of Mandela Parkway and 14th Street, on the right on Mandela Parkway.)

"For a few seconds the earth had turned to jello..

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.