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| September 2, 2007 |
Audiences scope out past
A Costa Mesa drive-in takes movie-goers back to the days of al fresco viewing.
By Photos and story by Paul E. Rodriguez
From OC Register
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It's Saturday night. Movie night.
Everyone squeezes into the family car and heads out to see a motion picture.
On arriving, though, everyone stays put in the car and settles in to watch a good movie.
The Star-Vu Drive-In in Costa Mesa is a trip down memory lane for those old enough to remember watching a movie from a car.
There have been some changes since the drive-in's heyday, when there were more than 4,000 drive-in theaters in the country.
Long...(Full story and headlines here)
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COMING ATTRACTIONS: Michelle Strodel and John Rubright get ready to watch a movie with their children in their vintage Studebaker at the opening night of the Star-Vu Drive-In theater in Costa Mesa on Friday.
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| May 19, 2007 | Show fills the lot
A new drive-in theater debuts a decade after Orange County's last one shut down.
By By JEFF OVERLEY
From OC Register
| | COSTA MESA – The Orange County drive-in was reborn in blockbuster fashion Friday night, as hundreds of cars queued up to watch movies under the night sky.
Cars started arriving at the Orange County Fairgrounds more than two hours before...(MORE)
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| May 18, 2007 | Drive-in era revived in O.C.
For the first time in a decade, an inflatable screen will give the county an outdoor movie experience.
By By Roy Rivenburg
From LA times
| After a 10-year intermission, drive-in movies are returning to Orange County, courtesy of an inflatable silver screen.
Tonight in Costa Mesa, a 300-car theater — and unofficial backseat romance research center — will flicker to life in a parking...(MORE)
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OLD SCHOOL UPDATE: "Shrek 2" plays on the inflatable screen for VIP night at the Star-Vu Drive-In at the Orange County Fairgrounds on Thursday. The showing was a prelude to tonight’s screenings of "Shrek the Third."
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| May 18, 2007 | Drive back to the movies
State-of-the-art drive-in theater makes its debut tonight at the O.C. Fairgrounds with 'Shrek the Third' screening.
By By Amanda Pennington
From Daily Pilot
| Taking in a drive-in movie is something that Costa Mesa residents have not been able to do in 30 years in the city, but tonight is the night to gather up the kids and show them what they've missed.
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| April 15, 2007 | STAR-VU DRIVE-IN NAMES GENERAL MANAGER
By Jill Lloyd
| Costa Mesa, CA---Dennis Lira of Long Beach has been named General Manager of Star-Vu Drive-In, the new drive-in movie theater slated to open in May at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa.
Lira has more than 20 years...(MORE)
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| March 28, 2007 | Drive-in to return to O.C.
Outdoor cinema will open at the fairgrounds in May.
By By JEFF OVERLEY
From The Orange County Register
| | COSTA MESA - Throw your buddies in the trunk and break out the Milk Duds – the drive-in movie theater, not seen in Orange County for a decade, is coming back.
The Star-Vu Drive-In, conceived by four entrepreneurs with a...(MORE)
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| March 15, 2007 | History of the Drive-In Movie Theater
By Jill Lloyd
| Costa Mesa, CA---America has suffered no shortage of inventors. From the sewing machine and the telephone, to the light bulb and the Apple personal computer, the spirit of ingenuity is an indelible thread of the American fabric.
But no list of...(MORE)
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