Paramount Theatre

Historical marker location:

2025 Broadway, Oakland, California

( Marker is at the intersection of Broadway and 21st Street, on the left on Broadway.)

Marker installed: 1976

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.