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California Drive-ins (page 2)

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Alpine Drive Inn
Burney, CA
The Alpine Drive Inn opened in 1956. [map]

Frosty Chalet
Lone Pine, CA
The Frosty Chalet appears to be from the 1950s or 1960s. [map]

Pick's Drive-in
Cloverdale, CA
Pick's Drive-in opened in 1923. This sign is probably from the 1950s. [map]

Big Ray's Drive-in
Compton, CA
Mom's Burgers
Compton, CA
The Big Ray's Drive-in building is from 1955. It was housing John's Burgers in the early 2000s. I suspect that this building housed another restaurant originally, possibly a Foster's Freeze. [map]

The Mom's Burgers building was built in 1952. I don't know what business was here originally. Mom's had closed by 2022 and the property is behind chain link fencing. [map]

Butch's Drive-in
Dos Palos, CA
I believe Butch's Drive-in opened in 1966. [map]

Fresh Freeze
Eureka, CA
Fresh Freeze opened in 1951. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [map]

Carr's Drive-in
Forestville, CA
Carr's Drive-in looks like it was built in the 1950s or so. [map]

Angelo's Drive-in [gone]
Fresno, CA

2008:

2013 and 2014:
2019:
Angelo's Drive-in opened in 1954. In 2013, it was announced that this drive-in will be demolished soon so that a high-speed rail line can be built. The drive-in closed in 2014 and the signs were removed. They are now in storage at CNI Signs in Fresno. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3.

Three Crowns Drive-in
Kingsburg, CA
2008: 2023:
The Three Crowns Drive-in opened around 2000. It is now known as the Kingsburg Drive-in. [map]

Husky Boy Burgers
Laguna Beach, CA
Husky Boy Burgers was established in Bell Gardens in 1951. In the late 1960s, the owners purchased this building which previously housed Page Boy Hamburgers. [map]

White House Drive-in
Lancaster, CA
The White House Drive-in appears to be from the 1950s or 1960s. [map]

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