Vandenberg Air Force Base

Historical marker location:

Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

( Marker is on California Boulevard north of Utah Avenue, on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2008

AIAA Historic Aerospace Site.

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.