Lydiksen Building

Historical marker location:

2417 First Street, Livermore, California

( Marker can be reached from First Street south of Maple Street.)

Marker installed: 2009

Built: 1927. Style: Commercial Vernacular.

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.