North Cedar Drive-In

6614 N. Cedar Road,
Spokane, WA 99208

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Previously operated by: Act III Theatres, Cineplex Odeon, SRO Theaters

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North Cedar Drive-In

Favorite Theatres opened Spokane’s sixth drive-in, the $500,000, 750-car North Cedar Drive-In, on August 24, 1966. The Spokane Daily Chronicle said it had a 108-foot snack bar and a new feature, a radar range, which could cook your steaks in 30 seconds. The opening attraction was “Battle of the Bulge", which might have been related to their sumptuous culinary offerings.

In March of 1972 Favorite Theatres merged with Sterling Recreation Organization who then merged with Cineplex Odeon in 1986. The final change came in 1993 when Act III took over Cineplex Odeon’s Spokane theaters. The North Cedar Drive-In and East Sprague Drive-In closed for the season on September 19, 1993 and did not reopen in 1994.

With these two closings the more than 47-year history of Spokane drive-ins had come to an end. From the Motor-In (East Trent) and Auto-Vue on June 8, 1946 to the Starlite Drive-In on October 17, 1972, seven drive-ins opened in Spokane.

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Drive-In 54
Drive-In 54 on January 11, 2013 at 8:03 am

Uploaded the opening day movie ad from August 24,1966

SteveSwanson
SteveSwanson on November 11, 2013 at 7:35 pm

I made a theater tour thru eastern Washington back in 2002. The North Cedar was one of the last drive-ins standing in Spokane along with the E. Trent, E. Sprague & West End. It was demolished sometime between 2006 & 2009 for housing. It looks like the hillside behind the original screen tower is still there.

Jamey_monroe45
Jamey_monroe45 on July 13, 2023 at 11:22 am

Now Northstar Lodge @ 6614 N Cedar Rd, Spokane, WA 99208.

BTW the storage facility next to it is called North Cedar Drive In!

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