Historical Marker

Crowley House

Historical marker location:
2522 Pleasant Way, Thousand Oaks, California
( Marker is at the intersection of Pleasant Way and Oakview Drive, on the right when traveling east on Pleasant Way.)
Marker installed: 1986

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.