Sacramento 6 Drive-In
9616 Oates Road,
Sacramento,
CA
95827
9616 Oates Road,
Sacramento,
CA
95827
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Opened in 1972 by the Syufy Corp (now Century Theatres) as a five-screener, a sixth screen was added in the early 1980’s.
In a town that once boasted over thirteen drive-ins, the Sacramento 6 is the last remaining operating drive-in in Sacramento (with the exception of the Sunrise DI, which has opened and closed sporatically over the last ten years).
Sadly, this theater, like many Century outdoor operations, was allowed to rapidly decline in appearance and upkeep over several years. Even recorded announcements of titles and showtimes have been nearly impossible to get.
It has now been taken over by the West Winds Drive-In chain.
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West Wind is a front company for Syufy Enterprises. Apparently when Syufy sold Century Theaters to Cinemark, they kept Century 21, 22, & 23 in San Jose. They also kept all the drive-ins under the West Wind name. Check it out at: http://www.westwinddriveins.com/
As of October 28, Fandango is still showing listings for the Sac 6 drive-in.
Here is an August 2004 story when it appeared that the theater would soon close:
http://tinyurl.com/237heu
Here is a recent photo.
Still open! Speak with your $$$ and they will keep it open! I’m planning to go this weekend if the rain clears up!
Website should be changed to www.westwinddi.com
Nice slideshow.
This drive-in had a 34-week engagement of the original “Star Wars” during 1977-78, which was (tied with the Winchester Drive-In as) the longest drive-in run of “Star Wars” in the United States. And I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s the all-time record for a drive-in booking of any movie. Anyone know of any films that played at a drive-in for longer than 34 weeks?
I was a projectionist at the Sacramento 6 from the ‘80s until the mid '90s (and worked for Century Theaters for a few years after that). We opened “Three Men and a Baby” in November 1987 as a main feature, and as is often the case, it moved to become a co-feature (second feature) after a few weeks. However, it was very popular and stayed as a co-feature for one movie or another, continuously, for nearly a year. I remember my friend (and fellow projectionist) and I were, by summer of '88, amazed every week when we got the bookings that “Three Men and a Baby” was still going to play. I remember it going into late summer/early fall of '88. I don’t think it made it a full year, but it came really close, more than 34 weeks. That was very unusual, but I think there were a few films that rivaled 30-something weeks of play back then.
Even in the recession, this drive-in is doing good business
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Photos of the Sacramento 6 Drive-In
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