Robert Livermore

Historical marker location:

2109 Portola Avenue, Livermore, California

( Marker is on Portola Avenue, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1935

First Settler of Livermore Valley.

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.