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Here are the Lost Treasures from Central California. This section will feature some of the lost treasures of the road, surpassed by time, and perhaps all but forgotten.

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A&W Root Beer Drive-in
Ontario, CA

Gone: 2006
Remains: ?

Azusa Drive-in Theatre
Azusa, CA

Gone: 2001
Remains: Drive-in marquee

Bahia Motel
Pico Rivera, CA

Gone: 2003
Remains: None

Bambu Hut
Ontario, CA

Gone: 2005
Remains: None

Ban-Dar
Ventura, CA

Gone: 2002
Remains: None

Beverly Bowl Sign
Montebello, CA

Gone: 2004
Remains: Bowling center sans sign

Disneyland Sign
Anaheim, CA

Gone: 1999
Remains: Theme Park

Donut Kitchen
San Gabriel, CA

Gone: 2003
Remains: None

Fiesta Drive-in Theatre
Pico Rivera, CA

Gone: 2000
Remains: None; Movie theatre, shopping center

Fiesta Skating Rink
San Gabriel, CA

Gone: 2003
Remains: Furniture store

Firestone Auto Center
City of Commerce, CA

Gone: 2004
Remains: None

Fox Covina Theatre
Covina, CA

Gone: 2004
Remains: ?

Jack's Salad Bowl
Whittier, CA

Gone: 2006
Remains: None

Java Lanes
Long Beach, CA

Gone: 2004
Remains: Condominiums

Holiday Bowl
Los Angeles, CA

Gone: 2003
Remains: Starbucks

Holly's (Hawthorne Grill)
Hawthorne, CA

Gone: 1999
Remains: None

Hollywood Star Lanes
Los Angeles, CA

Gone: 2002
Remains: None

Jack's Salad Bowl
Whittier, CA

Gone: 2006
Remains: None

Java Lanes
Long Beach, CA

Gone: 2004
Remains: Condominiums

Kona Lanes Bowl
Costa Mesa, CA

Gone: 2003
Remains: None

Magic Car Wash
Los Angeles, CA

Gone: ???
Remains: ???

Melody Lounge
San Gabriel, CA

Gone: 2005
Remains: Walgreens

Orange Bowl
Rialto, CA

Gone: 2008
Remains: Empty Lot

Ostrom Chevrolet Sign
Montebello, CA

Gone: 2004
Remains: Car dealership

Premiere Lanes
Santa Fe Springs, CA

Gone: 2010
Remains: Vacant lot

Sherman Square Skating Rink
Sherman Oaks, CA

Gone: ???
Remains: Walgreen's

Skateland
Whittier, CA

Gone: 2007
Remains: Empty lot

Studio Drive-in Theatre
Culver City, CA

Gone: 1998
Remains: None; Residential housing

Sundown Drive-in Theatre
Whittier, CA

Gone: 1999
Remains: None; Home Depot shopping center

Tahitian Village
Downey, CA

Gone: 2000
Remains: None

Tri-City Drive-in Theatre
Redlands, CA

Gone: 2000
Remains: None

Verdugo Hills Bowl
Verdugo Hills, CA

Gone: 2002
Remains: Von's Supermarket

Vermont Drive-in Theatre
Gardena, CA

Gone: 1999
Remains: None

Vineland Drive-in Theatre Screen
City of Industry, CA

Gone: 2003
Remains: Drive-in Theatre

Wagon Wheel Motel & Restaurant
Oxnard, CA

Gone: 2007
Remains: Motel and Restaurant

Wheel Inn
Cabazon, CA

Gone: 2013
Remains: Closed

 

 

 

 


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