General Albert M. Winn

Historical marker location:

2700 P Street, Sacramento, California

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of P Street and 26th Street.)

Marker installed: 1917

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.