Sepulveda Drive-In
6161 Sepulveda Boulevard,
Van Nuys,
CA
91411
6161 Sepulveda Boulevard,
Van Nuys,
CA
91411
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Previously operated by: Aladdin Enterprises
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- Jun 18, 2010 — "Jaws"... Happy 35th!
- May 14, 2010 — Please Post Today, May 14 --- "Jaws," Happy 35th
- Aug 21, 2009 — "Alien" 30th Anniversary
The Sepulveda Drive-In opened May 25, 1955 with Richard Todd in “A Man Called Peter” & Sterling Hayden in “The Eternal Sea”. It was built & operated by Aladdin Enterprises. It was closed August 13, 1989. It has since been demolished.
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William Gabel
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Yeah, she is a school teacher,doesn’t need headaches from us.
The drive in theatre was seen in the television series Chips(Season 3,episode 11 – The return of the supercycle.),chased by baker(and Ponch?) in the drive in theatre(scene unknown). According to Chips wiki it may also have appeared before in the Chips television series(Season 1,episode 8-green thumb burglar),althrough the sign seen briefly before the police chase enters the drive in theatre lot,says Long Beach(drive in?)
the drive in was seen in the television series Knight Rider-season 3,episode 5(halloween knight),chasing the bad guy into the drive in near the of the episode.
For those with Netflix the Sepulveda is (quickly) visible during the introductory ‘bus ride’ in the newly-released Orson Welles film THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND. (A different portion of the film was reportedly photographed inside of the nearby Reseda Drive-In.)
Chips episode titled “Green Thumb Burglars” has them chasing a truck through the field of the drive-in theater. This is the episode where the guys pull over H.R Pufnstuf (in costume).
The site is now a gym(LA Fitness).
The drive-in was also seen in the tv series “Chips”(season 1, epidode 6 – Baby food), briefly showing the screen over the fence from the motor home that Ponch was staying in next door to the drive-in. The motor home has been demolished and is now a self-storage facitly.
Grand opening ad from the N. Hollywood Valley Times posted. (The LA Times ad had the same design.)
1976 commuter bus ad posted as well.
Featured in the 1974 movie Bank Shot.