Historical Marker

Cleve O’Rourke Memorial Stampmill

Historical marker location:
1875 Main Street, La Porte, California
( Marker is on Main Street east of Church Street, on the right when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 1985

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.
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