This photo is supposed to be at a theater in downtown Los Angeles. I thought the marquee most closely matched that of the State: http://electricearl.com/dws/movie.html
If you enter the address on this site, you can see the drive-in back in 1972 and the 1950s. It was set back from Firestone Boulevard, as I suspected. http://tinyurl.com/ddtd55
“Crossed Swords” was playing at the Rossmoor in March 1978, according to this LA Times ad. Click on the ad for a better view. http://tinyurl.com/d3j9p9
Here are some photos taken yesterday:
http://tinyurl.com/d9ou3f
http://tinyurl.com/d74ojr
http://tinyurl.com/cx68fl
Photo taken yesterday:
http://tinyurl.com/cn8gs7
Here is the Vogue and the tree, taken yesterday:
http://tinyurl.com/cw8esx
Here are some photos taken yesterday. The old ads are gone from the back wall.
http://tinyurl.com/ce5pnf
http://tinyurl.com/d5zwyp
http://tinyurl.com/c87obw
Here is a photo circa 1940s:
http://tinyurl.com/c58hfl
This 1914 photo shows an unidentified theater in Pittsburg:
http://tinyurl.com/cdxj3v
Here is a postcard, perhaps late twenties or early thirties:
http://tinyurl.com/cvna7r
Here is a 1944 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/clh2z8
Here is a 1942 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/c2njac
The theater is visible on the right in this undated photo:
http://tinyurl.com/djmw9f
The site mentioned on 5/13/08 has added some new photos to its collection:
http://tinyurl.com/ca7ovq
This photo is supposed to be at a theater in downtown Los Angeles. I thought the marquee most closely matched that of the State:
http://electricearl.com/dws/movie.html
Here is another photo:
http://tinyurl.com/cl4k5g
Here is another view of the Fox:
http://tinyurl.com/catpr7
Here is another view:
http://tinyurl.com/djjyyp
Here is a photo taken last year:
http://tinyurl.com/dl2nvk
This is the marquee from the first theater, at closing:
http://tinyurl.com/dn6jju
Here is another view:
http://tinyurl.com/cfre46
If you enter the address on this site, you can see the drive-in back in 1972 and the 1950s. It was set back from Firestone Boulevard, as I suspected.
http://tinyurl.com/ddtd55
“Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox” was playing at the drive-in back in March 1976, per this LA Times ad:
http://tinyurl.com/d8sb6c
“Crossed Swords” was playing at the Rossmoor in March 1978, according to this LA Times ad. Click on the ad for a better view.
http://tinyurl.com/d3j9p9
Here is an opening day ad from drive-ins.com:
http://tinyurl.com/dzqfrb
Let’s hope not.
You can see aerial views from a few different decades by entering the theater address on this site:
View link
Here is a December 1975 ad from the Oxnard Press Courier:
http://tinyurl.com/dkskja