B.O. Curry Building

Historical marker location:

409 East Campbell Avenue, Campbell, California

( Marker is at the intersection of East Campbell Avenue and Railway Avenue, on the left when traveling east on East Campbell Avenue.)

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.