James Baldwin

Historical marker location:

440 Castro Street, San Francisco, California

( Marker is on Castro Street near Market Street, on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2014

(1924-1987).

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.