Drive-In Theaters: 79 Years Old

Above, the Olympic Drive-In Theater, once located on Olympic Blvd. at Bundy Drive in West Los Angeles.

People have been posting photos of drive-in theaters and Google has a drive-in graphic on its search page.  I was wondering what all this was about.

I soon found my answer:

On June sixth, 1933, the first drive-in movie theater opened, in Camden, New Jersey.

So, 79 years ago, the first drive-in movie theater was opened.  It is too bad there aren't many of them around anymore.  Drive-ins have been closing down due to skyrocketing land values.

Well, to celebrate, I've included photos of two favorite Los Angeles-area drive-ins.  They are now long-gone.



Left, the Vermont Drive-In Theater, once located on Vermont Ave. south of Artesia Blvd. in Gardena, California.