Historical Marker
Parrotts Ferry
Historical marker location:
Columbia, California
( Marker is on Parrotts Ferry Road (County Highway E18) 6.9 miles State Highway 49, on the left when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 1949
Mark Twain Bret Harte Trail.
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.