Historical Marker
Native Sons Building
Historical marker location:
414 Mason Street, San Francisco, California
( Marker is at the intersection of Mason Street and Geary Street, on the right when traveling north on Mason Street.)
Marker installed: 1992
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.