99 Drive-In

4444 Pierce Road,
Bakersfield, CA 93308

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plinfesty
plinfesty on March 24, 2013 at 12:50 am

The 99 Drive-In opened on Thursday, March 17, 1949 with a Big Double Bill Major Studio Feature Show. The regular Friday-Saturday attraction was Romance on the High Seas and Dynamite.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on November 16, 2012 at 11:59 pm

Those are great photos of all three drive-ins.

Drive-In 1954
Drive-In 1954 on November 16, 2012 at 11:51 am

William..can you write us a overview of the drive-in?

william lewis
william lewis on November 16, 2012 at 9:18 am

For more photos, http://www.flickr.com/photos/89107783@N05/sets/

william lewis
william lewis on September 10, 2012 at 5:17 am

The 99 was enlarged to 1500 cars, the screen enlarged to Cinamascope and a 2nd snack bar adding about 1952.

jwmovies
jwmovies on August 31, 2012 at 4:25 am

The approx. address for this drive-in was 4500 Buck Owens Boulevard (formerly Pierce Rd.). The theatre was where the hotel stands as well as the business a block south of it.

rivest266
rivest266 on August 9, 2012 at 3:39 pm

September 8th, 1949 ad uploaded here.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on January 21, 2010 at 8:14 pm

Opened in 1950 closed between 1980 & 1982.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on December 31, 2009 at 4:11 pm

Here is a view of the screen from drive-ins.com:
http://tinyurl.com/ya838ee

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on August 27, 2007 at 7:05 pm

Actual capacity was 660. The operator in 1963 was the Five Star Theatre Corp.