Dr. Saxe Office Building

Historical marker location:

1045 Benton Street, Santa Clara, California

( Marker can be reached from Benton Street west of Washington Street, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1972

1045 Benton Street. Point of Historical Interest.

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.