Wayside Market 1920(c)

Historical marker location:

1814 Newport Boulevard, Costa Mesa, California

( Marker is on Newport Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2009

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.