Historical Marker
The Smith Flat House
Historical marker location:
2021 Smith Flat Road, Placerville, California
( Marker is on Smith Flat Road west of Smith Flat School Road, on the right when traveling west.)
Point of Historical Interest - Eld-007.
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.