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Title
Starlite drive-in theater
Creator
Leonelli, Elisa
Date Created and/or Issued
1978
Publication Information
Claremont Colleges Library. Special Collections
Contributing Institution
Claremont Colleges Library
Collection
Elisa Leonelli, Photojournalist
Rights Information
Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. For permission, email leonelli@earthlink.net
Photo © Elisa Leonelli, 1978
Description
Starlite Drive In. 2560 Rosemead Blvd, South El Monte, CA 91733. Opened in 1950, this was an all year operating drive-in theatre that had an 860 car capacity. Since closing it has been used as a swap-meet. The screen was demolished in 1997 but the Art Deco style roadside marquee still stands. http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/10747
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
elp01918.jpg
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15831coll13/id/2059
Language
English
Subject
Drive-in theaters
Place
California
South El Monte (Calif.)
Source
Color photograph: Drive-in theaters, Elisa Leonelli photo archives
Relation
Drive-in theaters
Elisa Leonelli, Photojournalist - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/p15831coll13

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