Johnson-Doran Building

Historical marker location:

1343 Main Street, Napa, California

( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and Caymus Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.)

est. 1913.

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.