Laguna Beach Art Museum

Historical marker location:

307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach, California

( Marker is at the intersection of Cliff Drive and Coast Highway (California Route 1), on the left when traveling west on Cliff Drive.)

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.