Covina Twin Drive-In
1034 E. Arrow Highway,
Covina,
CA
91722
1034 E. Arrow Highway,
Covina,
CA
91722
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Here is a page of memories of the Covina Twin Drive-In.
Oh man, do I remember going here! It was the local “hot spot” for the kids when I was a teenager. I remember going here as a kid with my parents…it had a playground I think, though I may be confusing it with the drive-in in Azusa, CA, which wasn’t too terribly far from this one.
Sadly, either condos or townhomes sit on the drive-in’s site today.
The status should be changed to closed/demolished.
The Covina Twin didn’t have the playground, that was the Azusa Foothill Drive-In, had a feeling I had mixed the two up.
Carload prices, my girlfriend’s trusty VW Van filled with kids and a triple feature of Andy Warhol’s Dracula, Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein and Texas Chainsaw Massacre… Warm So. Cal. Summer night. Those were the days!
Here is an October 1960 item from the Los Angeles Times:
COVINA-Three elementary schools, a proposed school site, the Covina Drive-In Theater and the Los Angeles County Flood Control District settling basin have been annexed to the city, along with nine acres for a proposed housing development.
The initial acquisition, covering 105 acres, is the second largest annexation in the city’s history. The site is bounded by Covina Blvd., Citrus Ave., Arrow Highway and Grand Ave.
I remember going this one, taking some of my “dates”.
It was a great place to see some flicks..I recal seeing Casino Royale there, Witchfinder General, Georgy Girl, and many others..
The 40’s 50’s and 60’s was a great time to go to drive ins..WIth the mal behavior of the public these days, I don’t think the drive in
is a viable thing…Sadly, nostalgically speaking – they died out, but again, I don’t think I would go to one in these times!
Where was this theater located, I cannot seem to find it on historicaerials.com. Is the address correct? What is in it’s place now?
Nevermind, I found it. On the corner of E. Arrow Highway and N. Grand Ave.
Anyone know roughly when this drive-in closed down?