Historical Marker
Dave Stratford 1945 2001
Historical marker location:
101 Brentwood Drive, Chester, California
( Marker can be reached from Brentwood Drive.)
Marker installed: 2004
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.