MacArthur Park

Historical marker location:

2230 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, California

( Marker is on Wilshire Boulevard just east of Park View Street, on the left when traveling east.)

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.