Drive-in theatre, Arcadia, screen structure detail

Item Overview

Title

Drive-in theatre, Arcadia, screen structure detail

Uniform title

Edwards' Drive-in Theatre (Arcadia, Calif.)

Photographer

Lee, S. Charles, 1899-1990

Architect

Lee, S. Charles, 1899-1990

Date Created

1948

Date

1948

Collection

S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Notes

Description

To give the screen structure a more substantial-looking base, Lee designed a series of tall ladder-like structures (6) that he covered with translucent corrugated plastic panels. This structure may have been illuminated from within at night to attract customers.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic print

Dimensions

8 x 10 in.

Keywords

Genre

Black-and-white photographs
Architectural photographs

Longitude

34.1110076
-118.0055583

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Screens (projection)
Drive-in theaters
Landmarks