Historical Marker
W.W. Powers Building
Historical marker location:
215 West Miner Street, Yreka, California
( Marker is on West Miner Street, on the left when traveling west.)
209, 211,213, 215 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.