Oakland War Memorial

Historical marker location:

1200 Fallon Street, Oakland, California

( Memorial is on Fallon Street south of Lake Merreitt Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1920

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.