Kern County Courthouse

Historical marker location:

1600 Truxton Street, Bakersfield, California

( Marker is on Truxton Street, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1979

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.