Modern Federal · Theaters

Long closed, the Valley Drive-in Theater in Lompoc, California, became a recyling center, is viewing field full of scrap metal

California · 1850–1939

Long closed, the Valley Drive-in Theater in Lompoc, California, became a recyling center, is viewing field full of scrap metal, California, 1850–1939
Long closed, the Valley Drive-in Theater in Lompoc, California, became a recyling center, is viewing field full of scrap metal, California, 1850–1939. Theaters — Modern Federal Architecture, from the Library of Congress record.

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