Barnsdall Art Park

Historical marker location:

1531 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, California

( Marker is on Barnsdall Avenue just west of Vermont Avenue, on the right when traveling west.)

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.