San Francis Ranch

Historical marker location:

Bishop, California

( Marker is on West Line Road (California Route 168) west of Muny Road, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1985

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.