The Original Walker Pass

Historical marker location:

11232-11316 Road 264, Terra Bella, California

( Marker is on Road 264, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2005

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.