Sebastian Indian Reservation

Historical marker location:

9032 Grapevine Road West, Grapevine, California

( Marker is on Grapevine Road West near Interstate 5, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1937

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.