Loomis Legacy

Historical marker location:

Shingletown, California

( Marker can be reached from Lassen Peak Highway (California Route 89).)

Lassen Volcano National Park. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

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.