Historical Marker
Robert Menzel House
Historical marker location:
1191 Benton Street, Santa Clara, California
( Marker is at the intersection of Benton Street and Jackson Street, on the left when traveling east on Benton Street.)
Marker installed: 1980
Benton and Jackson Streets. 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.