The Larwin theatre had only one screen when it opened in the 1960’s. They added a second screen in the mid 1970’s. I worked there as an usher in 1973, but was fired for letting friends sneak in for free through the back door. Thrifty mart was the grocery store, and Thrifty drug had 5 cent ice cream cones. The dept. store was Grants, with a small restaurant called the Bradford room. Builders emporium opened later, and a favorite for the kids was “Ron’s” toy store. This was the second shopping center in simi, the first was on tapo st. with a Von’s grocery store. At the time both Larwin, and the simi drive in were owned by Pacific theaters.
Oh yea, the drive in was a good two miles down the road from the Larwin theater, on Los Angeles ave.
The Larwin theatre had only one screen when it opened in the 1960’s. They added a second screen in the mid 1970’s. I worked there as an usher in 1973, but was fired for letting friends sneak in for free through the back door. Thrifty mart was the grocery store, and Thrifty drug had 5 cent ice cream cones. The dept. store was Grants, with a small restaurant called the Bradford room. Builders emporium opened later, and a favorite for the kids was “Ron’s” toy store. This was the second shopping center in simi, the first was on tapo st. with a Von’s grocery store. At the time both Larwin, and the simi drive in were owned by Pacific theaters.