Nicholas T. Delean Building

Historical marker location:

102 West Miner Street, Yreka, California

( Marker is on West Miner Street near North Main Street, on the right when traveling west.)

102 W. Miner St.

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.