Sad News: I received a call from a city planner and the owner of the Escondido Drive In (now swap meet) has filed for a permit to demolish the screen because of cost to maintain. The Escondido Drive In first opened in 1951 at 337 W Grant (now Mission) sometime after that it relocated to its current location and the screen was rebuilt. Since the screen does not meet the historic requirements the permit will be granted.
I will photo document the screen before its demise and donate the photo’s to the Pioneer Room. http://www.library.escondido.org/pioneer
Sad News: I received a call from a city planner and the owner of the Escondido Drive In (now swap meet) has filed for a permit to demolish the screen because of cost to maintain. The Escondido Drive In first opened in 1951 at 337 W Grant (now Mission) sometime after that it relocated to its current location and the screen was rebuilt. Since the screen does not meet the historic requirements the permit will be granted.
I will photo document the screen before its demise and donate the photo’s to the Pioneer Room. http://www.library.escondido.org/pioneer