Edwards Drive-In

kencmcintyre on January 17, 2010 at 10:39 pm

Here is a 1980 aerial photo:
http://tinyurl.com/yatpv95

kencmcintyre on November 16, 2008 at 7:31 pm

Here are excerpts from an LA Times article dated 6/23/52:

Crime careers of two Arizona men came to a quick end early yesterday when the pair ran a boulevard stop at a dizzy speed. Shortly after they had been halted by deputy sheriffs at Temple City for the traffic violation, one of the pair admitted that he had robbed an Arcadia drive-in theater shortly before and had been involved in a highway accident and chase in which a shot was fired at a man and woman.

The man confessed to the theater robbery and chase, but told investigators that he had been drunk and was asleep in the car when the robbery and chase took place. The theater held up was the Edwards Drive-in, Peck Road and Live Oak Avenue, Arcadia. Miss Wananda M. Smith, cashier, reported that she was entering the receipts into a record book when a bandit entered her enclosure armed with a pistol. He took the currency worth about $135, and hit her on the back before leaving. He also pulled out the telephones.

ChrisB on October 3, 2007 at 10:07 am

Some scenes in the movie “There Goes My Baby” (set in 1965) were filmed in front of the Edwards; they built a mock-up of a restaurant in the front parking lot and lit the marquee but changed its name to “Paradise”, and listed “Cat Ballou” on the signboard.

VonTaylor on January 23, 2007 at 12:21 am

Bet you were there too! 50’s and 60’s? :)
Haven’t been to a Theater or Drive-In for so many Years, Too
Scarry Now. The closet Drive-In to Us is in Barstow,CA.
My Dad and Uncle,his Twin ushered at the Tumbleweed Theater in El Monte. Lots of fun storys.
I was from the El Monte area! You?

VonTaylor on January 22, 2007 at 11:54 pm

Ken, Smile when I think of ALL the Friday and Sat.Night on Dates spent at this Drive-In. Thanks for the Great Pics.
Great Memories! wink!!!!!

kencmcintyre on October 20, 2005 at 12:50 am

From the UCLA collection:

http://sclee.library.ucla.edu/002/08/i0020804.jpg

http://sclee.library.ucla.edu/002/08/i0020807.jpg

http://sclee.library.ucla.edu/002/08/i0020805.jpg

http://sclee.library.ucla.edu/002/08/i0020803.jpg