Smiley's Schooner Saloon

Historical marker location:

41 Wharf Road, Bolinas, California

( Marker is on Wharf Road, on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2019

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.