Historical Marker
Key Route Train Station
Historical marker location:
151 41st Street, Oakland, California
( Marker is on 41st Street near Piedmont Avenue, on the left when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 1991
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.