Porterville Drive-In

155 N. Newcomb Avenue,
Porterville, CA 93257

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Kenmore
Kenmore on October 27, 2023 at 9:24 pm

Although the lot is still mostly empty with the outline and ramps of the drive-in remaining. That may not last long as a sign near where the old entrance was once located states “Future building site for Burton School District”.

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on October 27, 2023 at 6:31 pm

Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “C. N. Spivey has taken over the Porterville drive-in, Porterville; the Palo Alto drive-in, Palo Alto, and the Studio drive-in, San Mateo.”

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on November 5, 2019 at 11:25 am

The drive-in was still intact enough on Feb. 4, 2006 that a murdered woman was found in a storage building there. YourCentralValley.com wrote yesterday that the culprit had just been convicted and sentenced to life in prison.

dansdriveintheater
dansdriveintheater on October 21, 2018 at 6:16 am

no i don’t think so and anyway it’s now an empty lot should be listed as demolished.

brattybrat
brattybrat on September 1, 2012 at 2:59 pm

Was there ever a second drive-in the Porterville or am I dreaming?

SteveSwanson
SteveSwanson on June 8, 2012 at 11:52 am

This drive-in was owned by the same family throughout its run, 1950-2004. But they leased it out at other times. Although there was vandalsim in the snack bar, they left the projectors alone. As noted in the 4th photo link from Chuck1231, the perimeter fence didn’t last very long. Other web searches have neighbors calling it an eysore after it sat vacant for many years afterward.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on November 12, 2005 at 7:19 pm

The name of the theater in the second photo was the Monache:

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kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on November 12, 2005 at 7:15 pm

Here is a photo of another theater in Porterville. This must have been a happening town:

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kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on November 6, 2005 at 10:42 am

There was also a Porter Theater in Porterville, which is not listed here:

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