Stadium Drive-In
San Leandro,
CA
94577
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Located off East 14th Street near the Bayfair Mall, the Stadium Auto Movie was open by 1955. This drive-in, along with the neighboring Oakland Drive-In, was torn down for retail expansion in the mid-1970’s.
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Drive-Ins.com gives the address for the Stadium Auto Movies as:
15501 E 14th St
San Leandro, CA 94578
Drive-Ins.com gives the address for the Stadium Auto Movies as:
15501 E 14th St
San Leandro, CA 94578
Yes this area of East 14th was the place to be on Friday and Sat nights. The Stadium had a big screen tower as the Oakland DI was not as big. Went by last week and found the Prings Coffee Shop has changed to a new name and food type served. The Oakland Police tried to stop the cars on the weekend but when both Drive Ins let out it was one big party. If you had a GTO like I did the cruise got HOT. With the Bal Theatre down the street Prings Burgers and a Bowling Alley in the same few blocks it was teen heaven in the 60’s. Drive Ins are coming back around the USA. Can you imagine the Century people bulldozing their new Multiplex nearby at puting in a big Drive In with 5 screens? Bring on the Hot Dogs and Pizza!
The bowling alley was the Midway Bowl and there was also a miniature golf course just south of the mall. It was a madhouse on East 14th!
… and also the Bayfair bowl. How could I forget? I must have been a serious film buff even then, as I don’t remember ever going to the Oakland Drive-in, but lots of visits to the Stadium Drive-in.
Listed in 1975 as the Stadium Auto Movies with a car capacity of 700.
1958 Aerial photos of the Oakland and Stadium Auto Drive-Ins. Which one is which?
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Addresses for both Oakland & Stadium Drive-Ins on Driveins.com are incorrect. Approx. address for this drive-in was 15201 E. 14th St. San Leandro, CA 94577.
Exact Address: 15501 E. 14th Street, San Leandro, CA. 94578
I stand by the address I gave AS I PASSED BY THIS DRIVE-IN ALMOST EVERY DAY AS A CHILD AND A TEEN!
The entrance was closer to 150th Ave. than 159th Ave. unlike the Oakland which was literally on top of the Bayfair Shopping Center.
The entrance for Oakland was across the street from Tito’s @ 15508 E. 14th St. Though the Stadium WAS next door, the entrance was further north. The marquees next to each other would have been a distraction.