Paramount Twin Drive-In
14771 S. Paramount Boulevard,
Paramount,
CA
90723
14771 S. Paramount Boulevard,
Paramount,
CA
90723
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Opened as the Roadium Drive-In in 1947 when the area was known as Clearwater. This drive-in seems to have made it to at least the early-1980’s.
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I find this theatre listed in the Los Angeles Times as a Pacific Drive-In, in August of 1986, but it is not listed as a twin at that time. Pacific was also listing a three-screen drive-in called the Rosecrans in the city of Paramount in that year. The Rosecrans was located on Lakewood Boulevard at Rosecrans.
This theatre was opened as the Roadium Drive-In in 1947. The area was then called Clearwater. The owner was local businessman Joseph Bianchi, whose son is Glen Bianchi, owner of the Bianchi Theatres. The Paramount Drive-In has, since 1955, hosted the Paramount Swap Meet, now the largest daily swap meet in California. Though the Drive-In has long since closed, the swap meet is still operated by the Bianchi family.
Here is a 1954 ad from the Independent Press-Telegram:
http://tinyurl.com/39tg67
This 80s classic was playing at the Paramount in June 1980. Bruce Jenner’s debut, and last film:
http://tinyurl.com/3xskzp
Very obviously a drive-in theatre lot, by the look of the aerial – possibly the snack bar still survives, nestled as it is amongst what appear to be shipping containers. There’s a swap meet adjacent this address, so it’d be interesting to go by and see what’s left.
The Roadium, under which the drive-in operated as in 1950, should be listed as an a.k.a.
Nice ad ken mc.
Bruce Jenner was in the running for SUPERMAN,But Christopher Reeve took the role.