South Gate Drive-In
5131 Firestone Boulevard,
South Gate,
CA
90280
5131 Firestone Boulevard,
South Gate,
CA
90280
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The South Gate Drive-In was opened prior to 1950. It was located at Firestone Boulevard at Atlantic Avenue, and was operated by Berman Theatres.
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William Gabel
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I drove by this location today. It’s heavy industrial, and looks like it has been for some time. I’m not sure where the drive-in would have been, unless it was off to the back somewhere.
Been There – Done That
“Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox” was playing at the drive-in back in March 1976, per this LA Times ad:
http://tinyurl.com/d8sb6c
If you enter the address on this site, you can see the drive-in back in 1972 and the 1950s. It was set back from Firestone Boulevard, as I suspected.
http://tinyurl.com/ddtd55
“Hell Squad” was playing at the South Gate in October 1958:
http://tinyurl.com/kwplqt
Here is another photo:
http://tinyurl.com/y2ablxz
It was a rather large Drive-in parking 850 cars and the SOUTH GATE DRIVE-In was owned by ALADDIN DRIVE-IN THEATRE INC. All this in 1956.
Nice photo of the screen tower ken mc.