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| California Drive-ins (page 2) |
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| Alpine Drive Inn Burney, CA |
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| The Alpine Drive Inn opened in 1956. [map] |
| Frosty Chalet Lone Pine, CA |
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| The Frosty Chalet appears to be from the 1950s or 1960s. [map] |
| Pick's Drive-in Cloverdale, CA |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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| I believe Butch's Drive-in opened in 1966. [map] |
| Fresh Freeze Eureka, CA |
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| Fresh Freeze opened in 1951. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [map] |
| Carr's Drive-in Forestville, CA |
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| Carr's Drive-in looks like it was built in the 1950s or so. [map] |
| Angelo's Drive-in [gone] Fresno, CA 2008: |
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| 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 |
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| The Three Crowns Drive-in opened around 2000. It is now known as the Kingsburg Drive-in. [map] |
| Husky Boy Burgers Laguna Beach, CA |
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| 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 |
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| The White House Drive-in appears to be from the 1950s or 1960s. [map] |
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