SAAB TF-35XD Draken

Historical marker location:

Mojave, California

( Marker is at the intersection of Mojave-Barstow Highway (State Highway 58) and Airport Boulevard, on the right when traveling west on Mojave-Barstow Highway.)

Marker installed: 2018

Super-Sonic Jet Trainer. On loan from the National Test Pilot School.

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.