19th Avenue Drive-In
1822 S. Grant Street,
San Mateo,
CA
94402
1822 S. Grant Street,
San Mateo,
CA
94402
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The 19th Avenue Drive-In was opened October 19, 1950 with Ronald Reagan in “Louisa” & Richard Greene & Yvonne De Carlo in “The Desert Hawk”. It was operated by 19th Avenue Drive-In Theatre Inc. It was a short lived venture as it closed November 7, 1951.
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Was Grant Street once called 19th Avenue?
David..nope
Opened by Ben and Jesse Levin dba Circuit-General Theatrical Co.
The address appears to be correct. The area around the drive-in has significantly altered since the early 1950s, so the old address would arguably not work.
I’m glad you approve…lol!!
Exhibitor, May 30, 1951: “The 19th Avenue Drive-In, San Mateo, Cal., is the first outdoor theatre to drop prices. Operated by H. G. Price, Inc., for General Theatrical, the ozoner now admits a car, regardless of the number of passengers, for $1.”
Exhibitor, Dec. 5, 1951: “General Theatrical closed its 19th Avenue Drive-In, San Mateo, Cal., for the winter.”
I’m not so sure about the closing date. The San Francisco News' list of movies on Nov. 14, 1951 included the 19th Avenue’s double feature of “Flying Leathernecks: and "Wabash Avenue.”