Patrick Tillman

Historical marker location:

San Jose, California

( Marker is at the intersection of Almaden Road and Bertram Way on Almaden Road.)

November 6, 1976 April 22, 2004.

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.