Historical Marker
The Black Cat
Historical marker location:
3909 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, California
( Marker is on Sunset Boulevard just west of Hyperion Avenue, on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 2008
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.