Harmon Gregg Heald

Historical marker location:

Healdsburg, California

( Marker can be reached from Healdsburg Avenue near Plaza Street.)

Marker installed: 1964

1824 - 1858. Founder of Healdsburg in 1851.

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.