Cherry Pass Drive-In
1655 E. 6th Street,
Beaumont,
CA
92223
1655 E. 6th Street,
Beaumont,
CA
92223
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Now the parking lot for Food 4 Less grocery store @ Highland Springs shopping center.
Please update.
Motion Picture Herald, March 15, 1952: “C. L. James … recently took over operation of the Cherry Pass drive-in from Morris Glassman.”
From the April 16, 1955 issue of BoxOffice: “Sero Amusement, headed by William Oldknow, has taken over and reopened the Cherry Pass Drive-In between Banning and Beaumont. For a time the ozoner was operated by Syd Lehman and Harry Rackin of Exhibitors' Service.”
A 1972 aerial shows the screen gone.
Today, there is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
Grand Opening Night Sept 21,1950
This theater closed in 1969.
The address for this Drive-in is 1655 E 6th Street, Beaumont, CA 92223.
This points directly to the entrance. The previous address is further west.
Please update.
The property is used for swap meets and the occasional circus.
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It may have lasted into the early 70s. Architect should be updated per Joe Vogel’s information of 12/15/08.
Only lasted 16 years!
The Cherry Pass Drive-In was advertised in the LA Times from June 1951 to March 1967.
The October 21, 1950, issue of Boxoffice Magazine carried an item saying that the Cherry Pass Drive-In had begun operation. It was being managed by Sol Levin for the owners, Beau-Ban Enterprises. The theater featured a double box office pavilion, children’s playground, dance floor, and a 60 foot screen. It was one of many drive-ins designed during the era by Los Angeles architect J. Arthur Drielsma.
The actual address of this Drive-In was 1501 East 6th Street. From a map quest image … What appears to be the Snack Bar and Projection Booth are still there.
Matt Spero