Robbers Rock

Historical marker location:

Yreka, California

( Marker is on Fort Jones Road (California Route 3), on the left when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1979

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.