The Heath Adobe

Historical marker location:

Carpinteria, California

( Marker is on Eucalyptus Street, 0.1 miles north of El Carro Lane, on the left when traveling north.)

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.