Tacoma Auto-View

S. Tacoma Way and 99th Street,
Tacoma, WA 98445

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Kenmore
Kenmore on June 29, 2023 at 4:22 pm

A 1955 aerial shows the demolished remains of the drive-in.

Today, the property is underneath the cloverleaf of WA-512 and I-5 with no trace of the drive-in remaining.

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on June 29, 2023 at 9:09 am

Actually, the Auto-View closed for the final time on August 30, 1948 with “A Man In The Iron Mask” and “Gentlemen After Dark” along with a cartoon and a newsreel following a massive early morning fire that destroyed the 40x50ft screen tower the next day estimating $50,000 of damage.

A second Autoview Drive-In would later open almost a year-and-a-half later by former first Autoview operator Frank B. Smith.

rivest266
rivest266 on July 12, 2021 at 1:53 pm

Grand opening ad posted.