Nimitz Drive-In

Fremont, CA 94538

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stevenj
stevenj on October 30, 2012 at 1:47 pm

From 1958 until 1983 Hwy 17 (from San Jose to Oakland) was also known as the Nimitz Freeway, hence the name of the drive in.

jwmovies
jwmovies on October 30, 2012 at 6:44 am

Approx. address for this drive-in was 44000 Christy St.

BTW, this was open past ‘73. My father worked at the GM plant across the highway (then known as Hwy 17).

rivest266
rivest266 on April 2, 2011 at 9:23 pm

1979 aerial at View link

lostmemory
lostmemory on February 18, 2008 at 11:45 pm

Yeah, two satellite photos, one map photo and a nice photo of a car with a portion of one screen in the background. Where are the photos of the drive-in itself?

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on February 18, 2008 at 11:13 pm

There are some photos on drive-ins.com:
http://www.drive-ins.com/theater/catnimi

scottfavareille
scottfavareille on November 29, 2004 at 10:52 pm

The dragstrip scenes in American Graffitti 2 were filmed at the Fremont Dragstrip down the street. Ironically, the drive-in was closed by then.

Update—A new shopping center is now on the drive-in site.

JasonBalch
JasonBalch on September 26, 2004 at 11:27 pm

The Nimitz was featured as a background in the Dragstrip scenes in “American Graphitti 2”.

JasonBalch
JasonBalch on October 9, 2003 at 3:08 pm

This Drive-in was operated by the Enea Brothers, who owned numerous Drive-ins and movie houses throughout the Bay Area. If you’re driving around in Northern California, and you see the Enea name on a shopping center or complex, you can bet that the site once housed a theatre or Drive-in.