Olympic Flagpole

Historical marker location:

391 Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, California

( Marker is at the intersection of Orange Grove Boulevard and Arbor Street, on the right when traveling south on Orange Grove Boulevard.)

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.