Historical Marker
Hammel Building
Historical marker location:
642 Main Street, Los Angeles, California
( Marker is on North Main Street south of Cesar E. Chavez Avenue, on the right when traveling north.)
El Edificio Hammel.
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.