Westerner Drive-In

4001 Manzanita Avenue,
Carmichael, CA 95608

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Jamey_monroe45
Jamey_monroe45 on November 13, 2023 at 5:38 pm

Now Carmichael Village shopping center @ Fair Oaks Blvd. Please update.

kennerado
kennerado on April 3, 2020 at 1:09 am

You can see the how the renovations changed the theatre on historic aerials if you look at the 1957 year then the 1964 year.

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on January 20, 2020 at 2:09 pm

Boxoffice, Feb. 17, 1958: “The Westerner Drive-In here has been sold by Mrs. Robert Gingerich and Ennis Ray to the Reno Amusement Co., which will open the theatre this spring.”

Boxoffice, May 19, 1958: “The Westerner Drive-In here has been reopened by new Manager Barney Warrick after extensive renovations, which include a new 50x100-foot screen, new projection and sound equipment, new snack bar and installation of about $30,000 worth of new equipment. The theatre, now owned by the Reno Amusement & Realty Co., will operate seven days per week throughout the year, according to Warrick.”

rivest266
rivest266 on April 30, 2019 at 5:26 pm

This opened on July 28th, 1950. Grand opening ad posted.

https://www.genealogybank.com/nbshare/AC01110225224715029151556659536

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on October 6, 2018 at 3:43 am

Opened in 1951 and closed in 1981. 735 cars. Demolished(date unknown?). Site is now possibly a bank(Banl of the west)?

rivest266
rivest266 on March 19, 2011 at 11:19 am

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