The lot for the indoor theater cuts across the centerline of the drive-in. Photo by Ken Layton.
Map of Trail Drive-in, Hood River, OR and photo. Was one of the few drive-ins to survive the sale from Act III to Regal, though it didn't last long.
Photo of Frontier Drivein in Cave Junction, Oregon located at 28569 Redwood Highway (Highway 199), (and map). Submitted by Ken Layton
Photo of the HERMISTON DRIVE-IN, 355 West Theater Lane, Hermiston, Oregon, and map. That rectangular lot is the indoor theater parking lot; it's size was dictated by local ordinance. "Hermiston Drivein (Hermiston, Oregon) Theater was built in 1948 as the Grove Drivein (mistakenly listed in some sources as being in Umatilla, Oregon). Name was later changed to the Hermiston Drive-In. In 1995, additional property was purchased at the rear of the field and a 5-plex indoor theater (Hermiston Cinemas) and parking lot were constructed. -- Ken Layton."
The lot for the indoor theater cuts across the centerline of the drive-in. Photo by Ken Layton.
Drive-in projection facilities are provided in a corner of the indoor theater booth. Projection equipment includes Strong X-60-C xenon lamphouse (4,000 watt), Century "C" projector. Photo by Ken Layton.
Map of drive-in by Idaville, north of Tillamook, (and photo, ramps & snack bar; no screen.)
Central building of Idaville drive-in, now in the middle of a pasture.
Map of theater in Gearhart (north of Seaside), and photo. (Traces of ramps & building.)
Photo of unknown drive-in north of Bend (the Starlight?)
Portland Area:
Oregon City:
Now a church. The approach to the ticket booth, with an out of place speed limit sign and speed bump are all that's left.
Map of Oregon City Drive-in in Oregon City, and photo.
Map of theater site in Beaverton. I see two names for "Drive-in Theater" on the map, one in purple to the northwest and one in black to the southeast, but neither of them seem to point to any theater lots on the map. The satelite image of the purple-lettered theater is not much help either, but I found a mostly extant drive-in nearby:
Photo of 99W Drive-in, Newberg. (and map.)
Map of 104th St. Drive-in to the northwest, and Powell Blvd. Drive-In to the south, in Portland.
104th St. Drive-In:
As promised, I found the marquee still up by the site of an industrial storage area.
Even the corrugated iron fence is still in use.
Terraserver photo of the 104th site (that may be the marquee in that square by the road).
Powel Blvd Drive-In:
Near the 104th site are clear row landscaping, still kept neatly mowed to this day, though they look a little out of place.
Terraserver photo of Powel Blvd D.I.
Map of Foster Drive-in, by Gilbert neighborhood in Portland, SE 111st Dr. and Foster Road, and photo of tri-plex. This is right by the Springwater bicycle trail I used last year, and I somehow missed this site. This is a one lot tri-plex that has three seperate projection booths, rather than try to keystone to the side screens from a central building. The Weslie Horton Evil Sam page says it has been demolished and developed.
Map of 82nd St Drive-In in Battin neighborhood, east of Milwaukie; and photo of site (parking lot).
Map of Super 99 Drive-In, three miles south of Milwaukie, and photo of site today (gone).
Idaho drive-ins
Map of Motor Vu Drive-in, Mountain Home, Idaho.
Marquee for the Motor Vu Drive-in, Mountain Home, Idaho. Photo by Linda Everett, provided by Ken Layton.
Old projector used as decoration along the entrnace road to the Motor Vu. It would make a better projector than the newer units in use at the theater, yet here it is rusting in the rain. Photo by Linda Everett, provided by Ken Layton.
Map of Coeur d'Alene Drive-In, Coeur d'Alene.
Map of the Fair-Vu Drive-ins, Boise; and photo (lookin' sharp!)
Map of theater south of downtown Boise (could be the Broadway, but this is just off Broadway, on Federal Way), and photo (looks to be partially demolished).
California drive-ins
photo of:
Skyline Drive-in Theater
31175 Highway 58 (near the junction with Hwy 15)
Barstow, Calif. 92311
(760) 256-3333
Submitted by Ken Layton
Photo of Oasis Drive-in Theater, Blythe, California, and map. Submitted by Ken Layton.
Photo of Santa Barbara Twin drivein, 907 South Kellogg Ave., Goleta, Calif. (located near the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport) "Theater does have 2 seperate small cinder block projection booths at the rear of each field. Metropolitan Theater Corp. stopped showing movies there in 1996, but continues to operate VERY popular swap meets at the theater. --Ken Layton" Map of theater (purple).
Photo of Alamedia Drive-in, and map.
Map of drive-in west of the Genevea and photo, of the site today.
Map, photo, and information with photos on Burlingame Drive-in, in Burlingame (built out into the bay, water on either side.
Map of the Geneva drive-in, and photo. (The Geneva is close to the Cow Palace, and is an interestingly expansion-carved four-plex).
Map of Capitol 6, San Jose (purple map, only two screens visible)
Map of Pickwick Drive-in, Burbank, and photo of site today.
Map of theater in Paramount, and photo (corner to corner two-screen, central building is exclaimation point-shaped).
Photo of Long Beach theater, by north-west end of Long Beach Airport (partially demolished).
Map of Long Beach theater, and photo of site (buildings)
Map of another Long Beach theater (four plex, east of missing map section), and photo (exit over drain basin to the north, some cars parked in south-west corner)
Map of another Long Beach theater (By Cypress Col., looks like bigger theater back to back.) and photo (90 degree tri-plex. Drive-in marked on map is gone, purple box and line on map is this theater).
Map of Gilmore theater (L.A. Farmer's Market, CBS Television City) and photo of site today.
Map of Studio Drive-in, Culiver City and photo. (Another photo)
Map of San Pedro/Gardenia theater (four screens, near a pet cemetrary), and photo.
Map of another San Pedro/Gardenia theater (Two screens, left and right.)
Map of Torrance drive-in and photo.
Map of another Torrance drive-in, and photo of site today (mobile homes?)
Map of Century theater (Near Inglewood Forum, said to be Cinerama), and photo of site today (not much left)
Map of Comton Drive-in (I think), and photo
Map of another Compton theater, and photo top, and photo bottom.
Photo of Harbor Drive-in, San Diego, and map (South end of town, photo shows river improvements not on map. A photo of this drive-in may be found in the October 1992 National Geographic, on page 23, in an article on wetlands.)
Map of Winnetka 6 Drive-in.
Map of theater south of San Diego, and photo of site today (condos--near salt evaporators).
Map of South Bay Theater in South San Diego, and photo (three-plex with creatively landscaped, sausage-like additions).
Map of theater in Fresno (south of airport); and photo.
Map of another theater in Fresno (south end of down, between new and old Hy. 99). Photo of site today, some encroching lots.
Map of another theater in Fresno (West of town, west of the Downtown Airport). Photo of theater.
Map of another theater in Fresno (Northwest section of town, corner of Hughes and Dakota). Since replaced by housing development.
Map of Woodward Park Theater in Fresno (North of town, four-plex). Photo of theater, with path/track west of theater, and water slide park to the north. A freeway has gone up east of the theater since the topo map was made.
Phoenix, AZ Drive-ins:
Map of drive-in south of Glendale, AZ (Possibly Glendale 9 as a one-plex?)
Map of theater in Phoenix, and photo of site today
Map of theater south of the above one
Photo of Parker Drive-In, Parker, AZ. Submitted by Ken Layton.
Photo of drive-in near Prescott, AZ. Faint remains; but has a long entrance ramp. See map (next to I. O. O. F. cemetary).
New York Drive-Ins
Map of theater on Long Island, near Hicksville, NY; and photo, as a tri-plex.
Map of Whitestone Drive-in, Bronx, NY; and photo of site today
Map of theater in Eatontown, NJ
Map of theater in Tonawanda, NY; and photo of site today (wharehouses, some rows still faintly visible).
Map of theater in Niagra, NY; and photo of site today (developed)
Other States
Map of theater in Union, NJ; and photo of site today. (Perhaps the later site of the first drive-in, moved from Camden?)
Photo of theater south of National Park, NJ (row landscaping visible). Map.
Map of theater west of Long Branch, NJ.
Map of Beltline Theater in Wyoming, MI (America Goes To the Movies by Barbra Stones features an aireal view of this theater, as a two-plex with the main lot lopped off and used only as parking for the adjacent 28 screen indoor dungeon. Other drive-in books show the newspaper ad for this place.)
Map of theater in Mobile, AL
Map of theater in Whistler, AL
Map of theater in North Mobile, AL
Photo of the site that is now the Moberly Five & Drive, Moberly, MO; a combination indoor multiplex and drive-in.
Map of theater in New Orleans, LA
Photo of Beverly Drive-in, Hattiesburg, MS. This is a twin theater, with miniature golf formerly in front, still open for yearly events. It is promised to be open regularly soon. Beverly Drive-In website.
Map of theater in Pearl Harbor, HI (Possibly the Kam?)
Map of theater north of Honolulu, HI
Photo of Waynseville Drive-in, Waynesville, NC (currently in need of voluenteer rejuvination).
Map of the Swamp Fox Drive-In, in Moncks Corner, SC; and photo (a little over-grown).
Map of theater, possibly the Alice, in Columbia, SC; and photo (bold rows, no screen).
Map of theater in Bountiful, UT (and aerial photo of site). Possibly the theater in We Americans (1975), published by National Geographic; the historic color photo of the theater showing The Ten Commandments also appears as well on pages 286-7 of The National Geographic Society: 100 Years of Adventure and Discovery, a 100-year anneversary book on the magazine. Also appears in Time Life Photo Sight-Gallery.
Map of theater in Spearman, TX; and photo of site (snack bar, some back rows).
Map of theater in Fredericksburg, TX; and photo of site (partially demolished).
Map of Fairlee Drive-In, Fairlee VT, and photo. This is a comination drive-in and motel, and it is for sale.
Map of theater west of Madison, WI. (Big Sky?)
Map of theater east of Madison, WI. (Badger Outdoor Fourplex?)
Map of Star-Vu Drive-In, El Dorado, KS, and photo (from the town where my grandmother and grandfather met).
Map of Sunset Drive-In of Rocky Mount, NC; and photo of site.
Map of Tower Drive-In of Rocky Mount, NC; and photo of site (a little overgrown).
Map of Ford-Wyoming Drive-In, Dearborn, MI; and photo of site (Spin2 image, may be slow to download.)
Map of theater near Morehead, KY; and photo of area today (some back rows visible).
Photo of unknown drive-in, Will County, Ill., 1954; north of Lewis-Lockport Airport. A more recent photo.
Map of unknown drive-in, Macon, GA; and more recent photo of site (gravel pit).
Map of unknown drive-in, Warner Robins, GA; and more recent photo (rows visible).
Map of Ski-Hi Drive-in north of Muncie, IN; and photo (still open).
Map of theater in El Paso, TX; and photo of site. If you compare the photo with the map, it appears as if the large central building of the drive-in is incorporated into the trailer park.
Map of Shore Drive-in, Ocean City, MD. Said to have reverted to forest, with the screen and buildings still partially intact.
Map of Prides Corner Drive-In, near Westbrook, ME.
Map of Portland Twin Drive-in near Scarborough, ME
Photo of Brazos Old-Fashioned Drive-in & Cinema, 1800 W. Pearl, Granbury, Texas. Official Site. Submitted by "Michael".
Map of drive-in near Chattanooga, TN, at the base of Lookout Mountain; and photo of site today. It looks like someone built some kind of institution there.
Thanks to Tim Thompson's Drive-in Oddities Page for these ideas.
Map of Roxy Fly-in and Drive-in, Saint Ansgar, IA (opened 1953), and photo of site today (outlines of the rows and landing field).
Actually, this was the only one on Tim's list that I can find on the more-current maps on Terraserver. The other fly-ins on his list were:
June 3, 1948 Ed Brown's Drive-In and FlyIn, Asbury Park, New Jersey
1950's "no-name" Fly-In, Belmar, New Jersey (75 cents admission for planes). Also, Belmar is right next door to Asbury Park.
1950's "no-name" Fly-In, Mobile, Alabama
1950's "no-name" Fly-In, Spearman, Texas
See also: Movie Manor
Canadian Drive-Ins
I have found no source yet of on-line Canadian topo maps, but through accidents of geography these Canadian sites were in included in topographic maps intended for locations on the edge of the United States:
Map of drive-in in Fort Erie, Ont
Map of theater in Windsor, Ont.;
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