South Gate Drive-In
5039 Firestone Place,
South Gate,
CA
90280
5039 Firestone Place,
South Gate,
CA
90280
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A closer address is 5039 Firestone Pl, South Gate, CA.
The drive-in was never connected to Firestone Blvd, but rather Firestone Place which ran just north of the boulevard.
The drive-in remained intact through 1993, but was completely demolished and replaced by MAERSK SK trucking company which currently sits on the property along with a large parking lot and other businesses. There is no trace of the drive-in remaining.
https://tinyurl.com/4scpe4v3
Started its Spanish-language policy on November 4th, 1979. Grand opening ad posted.
Tiny grand opening ad posted.
Closed in 1979.
I graduated from South Gate High in 1954. I took my girlfriend to the drive in in 1952, in my 1938 Chey coupe. I only went there a few times because she became an usher at the Vogue, and I was always let in for free when she was working. Fond memories of South Gate. I new was torn down in the 80’s, but I don’t remember what year.
Nice photo of the screen tower ken mc.
It was a rather large Drive-in parking 850 cars and the SOUTH GATE DRIVE-In was owned by ALADDIN DRIVE-IN THEATRE INC. All this in 1956.
Here is another photo:
http://tinyurl.com/y2ablxz
“Hell Squad” was playing at the South Gate in October 1958:
http://tinyurl.com/kwplqt
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
Been There – Done That
I drove by this location today. It’s heavy industrial, and looks like it has been for some time. I’m not sure where the drive-in would have been, unless it was off to the back somewhere.