Lloyd Andrews Hamilton

Historical marker location:

800 South Palm Drive, Novato, California

( Memorial is at the intersection of South Palm Drive and Palm Drive on South Palm Drive.)

Marker installed: 1934

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.