Big Sky Drive-In
1044 E. Huntington Drive,
Duarte,
CA
91010
1044 E. Huntington Drive,
Duarte,
CA
91010
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I’d rather have an aerial vs no photo at all.
Whats wrong with the aerials they a pictures of the theatres or drive-ins.
Gives a good view of what the drive-in looked like at one time. I fail to see the problem with that.
What is with the aerials all of a sudden? The address and info is listed in the header. The aerials give nothing further.
Here is a 1980 aerial photo:
http://tinyurl.com/ykpw2dv
The October 8, 1949, issue of Boxoffice Magazine noted that the Big Sky Drive-In had opened recently. It was designed by architect J. Arthur Drielsma. The May 7 issue of the same magazine had said that theater was being built by, and would be operated by, a partnership called Big Sky Corporation.
A brief item in the December 21, 1951, issue of Boxoffice said that Lou Berman had disposed of his interests in the Big Sky Drive-In to Jack Drumm and a group of associates.
Though the Edwards Theatre Circuit did once operate several drive-ins in the San Gabriel Valley (usually in partnership with Pacific Drive-Ins), I don’t recall the Big Sky being among them. My memory of the listings so long ago is pretty dim, though. I do know that the Big Sky was listed in the Times with the Pacific Drive-Ins by 1971.
Car capacity was 800.
Here is an October 1960 ad from the Pasadena Independent:
http://tinyurl.com/62r2xu
From socaldriveins.com:
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Robert1954,
I remember it being the best of times, when my friends and I would stop at the little Hamburger joint across the street, grab a bite to eat, go to the Minature Gulf coures next door to it, then finishing off the day by going to the Big Sky Drive-In and catching one or two
Flicks.I surely miss those days, it seems like a long time ago.
Sincerely;
Big Screen Fan
Dave,
I remember going there as a kid with my parents…..
and seeing it as it was in transition being torn down…
it made me sad..
Steveorini