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Entries from September 2009

La Habra Drive-In Closure at 20

September 18th, 2009 Comments Off on La Habra Drive-In Closure at 20

Twenty years ago, Pacific’s La Habra Drive-In closed with a double bill of “Parenthood” and “Twins”. The 1,450 car venue had served northern Orange County for twenty seven years, opening as the county’s eighth drive-in, back in the summer of 1962. .   After going dark on September, 18, 1989, the site was razed for […]

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Last Hurrah for the Brea Plaza

September 17th, 2009 3 Comments

For the second year in a row, the Brea Plaza theatre will host a Halloween haunted attraction. Unfortunately, this also appears to be the long forgotten venue’s “last hurrah”. After surviving for thirty-two years, the aging Brea Plaza Center is promoting a redevelopment that will see existing structures razed for a new “big box” retail park. […]

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A Theatre of Great Contention: Foothill Ranch 22

September 16th, 2009 1 Comment

This week marks the tenth anniversary of Regal’s Foothill Ranch 22. While the theatre has never quite lived up to business expectations, the site does have a rather colorful back story. Back in 1993, the Foothill Ranch Development Company announced plans to build a retail and entertainment center, on a fifteen acre parcel, beside the […]

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Adult Refreshment

September 2nd, 2009 Comments Off on Adult Refreshment

One likely doesn’t think of concessions, when the, long defunct, Pussycat adult theatre chain is brought up. However, as with it’s mainstream counterparts, there were concession stands in use at Pussycat venues and they even had branded merchandise. While I’m sure there was some activity at the stand, especially during the “porno chic” era, I can’t imagine there were […]

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