Location:5800 Centinela Bl, Los Angeles. Year built:n/a Operated by:Pacific Theatres. Vehicle Capacity:820 Notes:Closed on Monday, 9/27/93. Last movies shown:"Striking Distance" and "In the Line of Fire." The marquee and screen still stand -- barely. The lot is a weedy and overgrown mess. ***(9/23/98 update) This drive-in was demolished in early September. R.I.P. (Thanks to Evan Warech for this information.) Updated 04/22/03
Many thanks to Stephanie Anderson for this update: "I have more info on the now closed Centinela Drive in, I used to go there all the time as a kid. It is now home to a huge condominium community. Frankly, they crammed as much condo in that space as they could!"
Pacific Theatres
1993 photos below courtesy Evan Warech
Photo taken just before the Centinela Closed for good in 1993.
Current condition as of March 1998.
1993
March 1998
In-car speakers were still used at the Centinela (1993).
