Title supplied by cataloger. The Harbor Blvd. Drive-In Theater opened on June 29, 1960 as Pacific Theater's 41st location and Orange County's sixth drive-in. Among its amenities were a 90 x 120 ft. screen and a 1500 car capacity, but despite its mammoth size, no more screens were ever added. Spanish-language films were shown in later years, but after July 1984 no films showed up in theater listings, only the swap meet which was to carry on until December 1986. Demolition began in February 1987 and a Wal-Mart store was built on the site. Aerial view of the Pacific Drive-In Theater, also known as the Harbor Blvd. Drive-In Theater, located at 3700 McFadden Ave. in Santa Ana; view is looking south. Harbor Blvd. is bottom right to upper right; McFadden Ave. is lower right to center left; Santa Ana River flows across upper center. Photograph dated July 25, 1960.
Type
image
Format
1 negative :safety ;10 x 13 cm. Photographic safety negatives
Harbor Boulevard Drive-In (Santa Ana, Calif.) Drive-in theaters--California--Santa Ana Streets--California--Santa Ana Dwellings--California--Santa Ana Rivers--California, Southern Lost architecture--California--Santa Ana Santa Ana River (Calif.) Santa Ana (Calif.)--Aerial views Santa Ana (Calif.) Aerial photographs
If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.
Share your story
Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.