Historical Marker
Thomas Starr King
Historical marker location:
1315 10th Street, Sacramento, California
( Marker can be reached from the intersection of L Street and 10th Street, on the right when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 2009
1824 - 1864.
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.