Shenandoah Valley

Historical marker location:

Plymouth, California

( Marker is at the intersection of Plymouth Shenandoah Road and Shenandoah School Road, on the left when traveling east on Plymouth Shenandoah Road.)

Marker installed: 1979

Since 1852.

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.