Gilmore Drive-In
6201 W. 3rd Street at S. Fairfax Avenue,
Los Angeles,
CA
90036
6201 W. 3rd Street at S. Fairfax Avenue,
Los Angeles,
CA
90036
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The Gilmore Drive-In was located near the Farmers Market in the Fairfax area in Los Angeles. The Gilmore Drive-In opened in 1948 with a capacity for 650 cars. It lasted til the mid-1970’s. It sat for the next 5 years, before being razed.
Near the Gilmore Drive-In was a few other walk-in theaters. The Fairfax Theatre @ Fairfax and Beverly Boulevard, the Pan Pacific Theatre on Beverly Boulevard, the Esquire Theatre on S. Fairfax Avenue (now Canters Deli), and the Silent Movie 3 blocks up S. Fairfax Avenue near Melrose Avenue. Also in the area was the Pan Pacific Auditorium and one of Los Angeles early sports areas called Gilmore Field.
As the sun sets on the former Gilmore Drive-In, the people in the Park La Brea area are now treated with a brand new Pacific multi-plex called the Grove.
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William Gabel
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THE SEE IT NOW WILL SEND YOU THERE NOT THE MEMBERS ONE
From socaldriveins.com:
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From the Bruce Torrence collection:
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Here is a 1953 photo from the USC archive:
http://tinyurl.com/yede6g
I think the address was 6201 W. 3rd Street. That address shows up in some LA Times articles from the fifties about shootings and other problems at the drive-in.
Here is a June 1953 ad from the LA Times:
http://tinyurl.com/26k3n8
Here is an ad in the LA Times in December 1958. Click on the ad to zoom in:
http://tinyurl.com/cmkgw7
Very cool photos.
Great ads Ken Mc,could look at them all night,I enjoy the work you do on CT and all the great pictures,only wish i had the equipment to add my collections.
I went to the Gilmore several times. I always liked being able to park near the big screen; I went during the week. I went with three friends, they were brothers, Jeff Tobias, Mark Tobias, and Robert Tobias, and they were triplets. The last time we were here, it was for a James Bond triple feature. It was a letdown because they were moving away, and I was graduating from high school with no direction in life. I started going to the drive-ins alone, and the last program I saw here was “Easy Rider” and “Drive He Said.”
If the Tobias brothers see this, please contact me at my email, – after you guys left, I avoided the draft, got a master’s degree, and retired early. We have two drive-ins around here, but my SUV doesn’t have a trunk, so we can’t sneak two dickfaces into the show anymore!