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On this week, back in 1997, Orange County bid farewell to it’s final formal drive-in, with the closure of Westminister’s Hi-Way 39.

 

Epitomizing drive-in culture, with near year round fair weather and an auto based social dynamic, the county was once home to twelve highly popular outdoor cinemas. Sadly, mirroring the genre’s decline elsewhere, all of Orange County’s ozoners eventually succumbed to the convenience of multiplexes and lucrative land deals; the “last stand” ending on March 31, 1997.

 

Below, is a listing of the long gone county drive-ins that helped to create countless memories of warm summer nights, family outings, and backseat adventure, for nearly fifty six years.