USS Maine Memorial

Historical marker location:

200 Grand Avenue, Oakland, California

( Memorial is at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Harrison Street, on the right when traveling west on Grand Avenue.)

Marker installed: 1913

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.