Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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A drive-in theater located at 10860 West Pico, the first in Los Angeles. Automobiles are in line on the road outside the theater, which has a sign advertising for the movie Handy Andy starring Will Rogers. The adjacent property is planted with low crops.
photCL Whitt 0865 ; Whitt neg. 1508
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A slightly raised view of two long lines of automobiles waiting to get in to the first drive-in theater in Los Angeles at 10860 West Pico. There is a ticket booth in the bottom right corner, and two young men dressed in white speaking to the drivers of the automobiles at the front of the lines. Across the street there is a grocery store called "Green Spray Market".
photCL Whitt 0867 ; Whitt neg. 1504
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A slightly elevated view of Carpenter's Drive-in Restaurant at the corner of Sunset and Vine in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The lot around the octagonal building is filled with parked automobiles, and there are a few servers among the vehicles. The lot behind the restaurant is vacant, and behind that is a netted-in driving range.
photCL Whitt 0724 ; Whitt neg. 0600
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Image of a drive-in movie theater in Los Angeles, California, with a woman standing on the corner at the intersection of West Pico Boulevard and Westwood Boulevard. The writing on the drive-in signs read "Drive-in theatre sit in your car see and hear talking pictures on the world's largest screen - California's first" "turn all lights out here" and "drive-in theater admission prices adults $.35 per person."
photCL_555_06_1624
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A view from the parking lot of Simon's Drive-In Cafe at the corner of Wilshire and Fairfax in Los Angeles. The building is round, with a large, tall pylon emerging from the middle with the restaurant's name on it. The building is decorated with words and designs in neon lights. Automobiles are parked in spaces around the building, and people are seated at counters inside.
photCL Whitt 1363 ; Whitt neg. 1613
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Street view of the City Hall and Fire Department of San Marino on Huntington Drive. Farther down the street is the Security First National Bank. Automobiles are parked on the street.
photCL 402 (35423)
