Historical Marker

Spenger’s Fish Grotto

Historical marker location:
1919 4th Street, Berkeley, California
( Marker is on 4th Street north of University Avenue.)
Marker installed: 2004

c. 1890. City of Berkeley Landmark - Designated in 2001.

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.