Santa Barbara Drive-In
907 S. Kellogg Avenue,
Goleta,
CA
93117
907 S. Kellogg Avenue,
Goleta,
CA
93117
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Metropolitan Theatres, West Wind Drive-Ins
Architects: Vincent G. Raney
Previous Names: Santa Barbara Twin Drive-In
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News About This Theater
- May 7, 2010 — Santa Barbara Drive-In reopens tonight
Opened in the summer of 1966, this twin-screen drive-in closed in 1991 and operated as the West Wind Goleta Public Market for the following 19 years.
It was reopened on May 7, 2010 with only one screen, renamed Santa Barbara Drive-In. It was closed on April 19, 2019. It was reopened in summer of 2020 and closed on September 5, 2022.
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Just chatted with members of The Southern California Drive-In Movie Society this past weekend while visiting The Mission Tiki of Montclair, CA. They confirmed that Goleta’s drive-in experiment is a seasonal thing designed to test its business potential throughout this summer; and aren’t sure if it will remain open beyond August. Or if it will continue through September. It greatly depends on the amount of business they pull in. Having typed that, I now encourage everyone reading this post (especially those with the ability for doing so) to patronize The Santa Barbara Twin much as possible over the next couple months. Some extra trips could mean the difference between a refurbished reopening next year…or, its big screen going dark forever.
Did they remove one of the screens at some point?
Yes. The southern screen had suffered damage from a storm. Since it faced the screen that was used only for the flea market, it was torn down.
The theater closed April 19, 2019:
Goleta, CA: West Wind Santa Barbara Drive-In Closed — Apr 19, 2019
Reopened in 2020. Website and Facebook page below.
https://www.westwinddi.com/locations/santa-barbara-di
https://www.facebook.com/SantaBarbaraDI/?tn=%2Cd%2CP-R&eid=ARAF1EyhEjsA87CKBiaQZQF1vt9Xah4TpBgrqq1IMrWEsMKWhIoyT09bEItUiuR2OElFT-1qvKCKpv-D
For the record it was never “West Wind Drive-In” it was always the “Santa Barbara Drive-In”, it just so happened to be owned by West Wind Drive-Ins so the logos may have been prevalent.
Now closed closed forever in September 2022 also both screens appear to be down. please sadly update!
Did it demolish right after closure?
Yes, this was a twin when it originally operated from 1966 until 1991.
This theater is closed again. Last day was September 5, 2022:
Goleta, CA: West Wind Santa Barbara Drive-In Closed [Sep 9, 2022]