Van Buren Drive-In
3035 Van Buren Boulevard,
Riverside,
CA
92503
3035 Van Buren Boulevard,
Riverside,
CA
92503
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3 screens on October 29th, 1975. Ad posted.
I took the wife and daughter(23) to see Raya. It was the daughter’s first time at the drive in. We had a blast.
Grand opening was July 10, 1964 with “The Carpetbaggers”, starring George Peppard, Alan Ladd and Carrol Baker…followed by Jerry Lewis' “The Patsy”
This drive-in is slated to convert to digital projection in 2013.
I go here as often as I can convince the wife. Worked ticket booth a few times in the early nineties. Good times.
Very nice drive-in with THE BEST CARNE ASADA tacos/burritos on the planet! Get here early – the Carne Asada lines can be super long…long enough to make you miss part of your movie.
The only drawback about coming here is the bottlenecked portions of the 91 Freeway (between Yorba Linda and Corona) where traffic comes to a grinding halt. If it wasn’t for that, I’d come here more often.
Here is a summer 2010 photograph I took:
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Thanks Monika! So very, VERY nice this drive-in is still running.
Here is a recent (summer 2007) picture of the Van Buren Drive In:
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From socaldriveins.com:
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There’s also the Rubidoux Drive In Theater. I think these are the only two Drive Ins in Riverside.