Shafter Cotton Research Station

Historical marker location:

17053 Shafter Avenue, Shafter, California

( Marker is on Shafter Avenue north of Merced Avenue, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1997

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.