Studio Drive-In
5250 Sepulveda Boulevard,
Culver City,
CA
90230
5250 Sepulveda Boulevard,
Culver City,
CA
90230
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G.E. Nordell
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I remember the place well. We went there many times. One double-feature was “The Spy Who Loved Me” and “Logan’s Run” in 1977.
i dont really think it was an eyesore,i mean it was great to see it when everything around it were shopping malls.another thing that i rememeber were the trees surrounding it.it really was a nice place,its hard to imagine that all thoese tiny houses now occupy the site.
Hard to believe that this theater has been closed for almost fifteen years. They did cram a lot of shoebox-size houses into the space.
This was also where the drive-in scenes from “Grease” were filmed, as well as the aforementioned “Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure”.
If you enter the address in this site, you will see aerial photos from 1948 to the present. In the first shot Culver City is farmland, and the theater is under construction. Over the years you see the area developing. In the contemporary photos there is no trace of the drive-in.
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The related links site is defunct and should be removed.
You couldn’t squeeze that into one comment?
Rest in peace:
http://tinyurl.com/25thf9j
Was this known as the Cina-Car Drive-In at one point? Can’t imagine Culver City having two drive-ins.
Found this among my photos:
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