Campbell’s first movie theater was the IOOF Hall, and in September of 1920, next to the Growers' Bank, the Campbell Theater opened. On Friday, May 12, 1939, the Growers Bank Building had its Grand Opening as the Campbell Theatre, run by A. Blanco, who already had movie houses in Mt. View and Santa Cruz. The feature being shown Opening Night was Darryl F. Zanuck’s “Jesse James” starring Tyrone Powerand Henry Fonda.
The opening was front page news on May 11, and a full page ad was taken out later in the paper with all the local Campbell Businesses congratulating Mr. Blanco and wishing the theater success. https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CP19390511&e=——-en–20–1–txt-txIN——–
The Winchester Drive-in originally opened on November 23, 1960, at Winchester and Camden Blvd. The latter was already set to be replaced by San Tomas Expressway so the drive-in opened on borrowed time. It closed on November 7, 1965, and re-opened 16 months later on March 16, 1967 at its location off McGlincy Lane and Union Avenue. Both locations were just off Highway 17, across the freeway from each other, and both were owned and operated by Syufy Enterprises/Ray Syufy.
The original theater had 1 screen, and at the new location a second screen was not yet built (but was being built) when it re-opened. Within months it was increased to two screens, and by the time it shut down in 1983-84 there were a total of six screens.
Campbell’s first movie theater was the IOOF Hall, and in September of 1920, next to the Growers' Bank, the Campbell Theater opened. On Friday, May 12, 1939, the Growers Bank Building had its Grand Opening as the Campbell Theatre, run by A. Blanco, who already had movie houses in Mt. View and Santa Cruz. The feature being shown Opening Night was Darryl F. Zanuck’s “Jesse James” starring Tyrone Powerand Henry Fonda. The opening was front page news on May 11, and a full page ad was taken out later in the paper with all the local Campbell Businesses congratulating Mr. Blanco and wishing the theater success. https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CP19390511&e=——-en–20–1–txt-txIN——–
The Winchester Drive-in originally opened on November 23, 1960, at Winchester and Camden Blvd. The latter was already set to be replaced by San Tomas Expressway so the drive-in opened on borrowed time. It closed on November 7, 1965, and re-opened 16 months later on March 16, 1967 at its location off McGlincy Lane and Union Avenue. Both locations were just off Highway 17, across the freeway from each other, and both were owned and operated by Syufy Enterprises/Ray Syufy.
The original theater had 1 screen, and at the new location a second screen was not yet built (but was being built) when it re-opened. Within months it was increased to two screens, and by the time it shut down in 1983-84 there were a total of six screens.