Doheny Mansion

Historical marker location:

10 Chester Pl, Los Angeles, California

( Marker is on Chester Place, 0.1 miles north of Adams Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1965

1899-1900.

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.