GC2E4AT Theatre...The End (Traditional Cache) in California, United States created by moonchild420

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Hidden : 8/27/2010

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-Congratulations dondeEstas for FTF!- Easy Park & Grab. Not on the Freeway, however there is emergency parking on the freeway near GZ if you miss the southbound exit.

This road is called Theatre Drive because it used to have a Drive-In movie theatre on it. Al Stanford opened the Oaks Drive-In on September 7, 1950. According to a 1987 story in the North County Tribune, the theater originally had 250 speakers but by the end of the first year of operation it had 400. Mr. Stanford had already been manager of the T&D Theatre and Hi-Ho Theatre when he first presented the idea of a drive-in to the higher-ups at T&D Theatres. He was turned down on the grounds that “Paso Robles would never support a drive-in". The Tribune further notes “A trip to Watsonville in 1949 ‘to help finish a drive-in there’ firmed his resolve". On his own, Stanford formed a closed corporation, selling stock to 15 local businessmen and farmers. The article does not say when Mr. Stanford ended his association with T&D Theatres but it was apparent that the drive-in took up all of his time. He said the success was in “Keeping close to the day-to-day operation. It was a seven days a week 52 weeks a year". Stanford ran the drive-in for 27 years, selling it in 1977 to Pussycat Theatres, it closed in 1985. The former drive-in was leveled in May 1995 by the city because it was considered a “nuisance” and a Target store and shopping center was later built on the site. The cache is located near a historical marker. El Camino Real is Spanish for The Royal Road or Kings Highway. These Bells are placed along the 600 mile California Mission Trail. I estimated they're about a mile apart +/-, couldn't find that information either, let me know if you know. The first of 450 was unveiled August 15, 1906. They measured 11ft. and were made like a shepherds hook to look like a Franciscan walking stick. They mark the path from Mission San Diego de Alcala in San Diego to Mission San Francisco Solano in Sonoma. Missions were placed 30 miles apart to separate a days travel by horseback. In 2005 Caltrans took over their restoration and increased the number of Bells to 555.

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Abg arkg gb Raq bs ebnq fvta. Arne gur srapr, ba gur sebagntr ebnq fvqr. Lbh pna'g CBFG vg vs lbh qba'g EBPX!

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A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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