Where Are Drive-Ins in Southern California?
Sitting in the privacy of your car with family and friends as you watch a movie premiere in a drive-in used to be a weekend ritual in Orange County, CA. With safety and minimal contact among strangers being paramount during the pandemic, this retro activity has experienced a revival. We at Beach Boulevard of Cars in Huntington Beach hope you’ll enjoy this automotive entertainment by visiting one of the following local drive-ins.
Located at 7770 Rosecrans Avenue in Paramount, the Paramount Drive-In offers Barco Digital Laser projection on two 75-foot screens. You won’t find any outdoor speakers to attach to your vehicle because all the Dolby Digital sound comes in loud and clear on your FM radio. One advantage of watching flicks from the privacy of your car is everybody can wear their pajamas and cozy up under blankets. If this is your first time here, be sure to download the “Rules for the Drive-In” from the website so that you’ll know what to do when you arrive.
If the pandemic is a primary concern, then you’ll like that the Mission Tiki Drive-In Theatre, located at 10798 Ramona Avenue in Montclair, still requires masks around the snack bar and in the restrooms. This spectacle started out on a single screen in 1956 before expanding to four screens in 1975. Though this theater remained open, it required a major refurbishment in 2006 to reverse years of neglect. Now, this tiki-themed drive-in hosts movies in the evening and a swap meet on Wed, Fri, and weekend mornings. Before coming down, be sure to check the website for coupons that grant you discounts at the snack bar.
Another movie/swap meet combo belongs to The Rubidoux, located at 3770 Opal Street in Riverside, and still retains much of the Art Deco style that was popular during its opening in 1948. Although it started with one screen, this theater now has three for evening showings. Come during the daytime on the weekends, and you’ll run into over 400 vendors at the swap meet, which attracts over one million visitors a year.
Calling itself “LA’s longest-running pop-up drive-in,” the Electric Dusk Drive-In excites from the old Sears parking lot at 236 North Central in Glendale. If you buy a ticket in advance, you don’t have to bring it with you because they’ll check your admission from a list. You can bring or rent lawn chairs to set up near your vehicle if you prefer to sit under the sky when viewing. Parking attendants distribute spaces according to size so that, for example, an SUV won’t block the view of a Honda Civic. If you’re coming in a truck or large vehicle, you’ll be placed in the back or on the sides. If you want to sit closer to the screen, you can come in a smaller car. Don’t forget to subscribe to the website and receive a promotional code for discounted tickets.
If you’re looking to watch a movie during a major holiday, check out Santee Drive-In because they are open seven nights a week and 365 days a year, rain or shine. Family-owned since 1958, this theater is located at 10990 Woodside Avenue North in Santee and shows four different movies each night. They welcome pets as long as they stay in your vehicle at all times.
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