Sonora Mono Road

Historical marker location:

22611 Twain Harte Drive, Twain Harte, California

( Marker is on Twain Harte Drive, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1995

West Toll Gate.

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.