Compton Drive-In
2111 E. Rosecrans Avenue,
Compton,
CA
90221
2111 E. Rosecrans Avenue,
Compton,
CA
90221
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The Compton Drive-In was one of the few lucky Pacific drive-ins that had a mural on its screen tower. The Compton Drive-In had a mural of Viking Ships and a car capacity of 1,196. The Compton Drive-In was opened in 1949, and has since been closed and razed.
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William Gabel
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He was the mini-Vin Diesel back then, I guess.
And you can also see that “Sleeping Beauty” was playing over at the Fox Wilshire Theatre in 70MM.
Here is a 1982 photo:
http://snipurl.com/gjz3j
The really sad thing is that every single theater in ken mc’s post(except the Paramount which is now the El Capitan)is gone and no longer running movies full time. The Orpheum is still open but almost 100% live shows now. Also, Rooney actually made a number of action films including “Ambush Bay”, “Pulp”, “The Secret Invasion”, “The Domino Principle”, etc.
Here is a January 1958 ad from the LA Times:
http://tinyurl.com/p55p6m
Here are some additional photos:
http://tinyurl.com/oxh627
http://tinyurl.com/p76z9n
Here is an August 1973 ad:
http://tinyurl.com/y26leud
That’s a huge empty lot at that address now.
This place is one of my earliest memories as a child. We lived in Lynwood and would pass by this place on the way to Paramount on the weekends. It was a magnificent structure that I still remember almost 40 years later. Compton and El Monte had my favorite screen tower murals.
Uploaded some Goggle Earth views.