Ken Ying Low

Historical marker location:

625 North 6th Street, San Jose, California

( Marker is on North 6th Street north of Jackson Street, 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.