Historical Marker
Workingmans Hall
Historical marker location:
2016 Seventh Street, Berkeley, California
( Marker is on Seventh Street south of University Avenue, on the right when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 2005
1879. Berkeley History.
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.