Imperial Irrigation District

Historical marker location:

333 East Barioni Boulevard, Imperial, California

( Marker is on East Barioni Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 2004

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.