Mormon Bar

Historical marker location:

5035 Fairgrounds Road, Mariposa, California

( Marker is on Fairgrounds Road east of California Highway 49, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2003

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.