Camp Cooke Memorial

Historical marker location:

Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

( Memorial is at the intersection of California Boulevard and Nebraska Avenue, on the right when traveling north on California Boulevard.)

Marker installed: 1991

1941 - 1946.

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.