Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of the Pico drive-in theatre, California's first drive-in theatre, 1938. The theater -- which opened September 9, 1934 -- is shown at center, a large square featuring words that proclaim "Drive-In Theater. Sit in your car. See and hear Talking Pictures on the world's largest screen. California's First". In the foreground, a dirt road curves to the right. Other signs read: "Entrance", and "Turn all lights out here". At center, a 1938 theatrical poster can be seen advertising the "Adventures of Marco Polo" with Gary Cooper. Additional information: According to Cinema treasures, this theater was located at 10860 Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles. After the it was moved/demolished, the Pickwood theater opened. Currently (as of March 2018) it's where the Landmark theaters are located at the Westside Pavilion -- http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/2420 .
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm. photographic prints photographs
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