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Travel down Foothill Boulevard and your met with a large glimmering red neon sign. Yes, you've just Well, single screen drive-ins on Despite objections raised by APU and the city, the California Historical Resources Commission in 2002 declared the drive-in as eligible for inclusion on the State Register of Historical Resources.
According to APU officials, the marquee will be restored to its neon glory. However, Southern California and Route 66 has lost another landmark drive-in to the bulldozer.
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come across the Azusa Foothill Drive-in Theatre on Route 66. And a single-screener to boot, a rarity in this day and age.
Route 66 have become even more of a rarity. The Azusa Foothill, the last operating drive-in on the Mother Road west of the Mississippi, closed down in 2001 after being purchased by the neighboring Azusa Pacific University (APU).
On October 28, 2005, the Azusa's screen tower came tumbling down. This after the concession stand and speaker poles had been torn
out to make way for a parking lot. With the screen tower went any hope of the drive-in opening again.
