Berkeley Municipal Pier

Historical marker location:

Berkeley, California

( Marker is at the intersection of Seawall Drive and University Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Seawall Drive.)

Marker installed: 2003

Berkeley History. 1926.

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.