West Lane Theatre and Hammer Theatre
1616 E. Hammer Lane,
Stockton,
CA
95210
1616 E. Hammer Lane,
Stockton,
CA
95210
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This is a twin! Not a triple! It had twin box offices but a single cooncession stand…
The bigger screen was at the address above. The smaller one was at 7272 West Ln, Stockton, CA 95210. Near Hammertown Rd. Hence the confusion over the name…
Please update. 2 screens only!
Demolished In Late September 1986. The Costco That Sits In Its Site Would Later Open The Following Year In 1987.
West Lane Drive-in opened on 29th June 1962 with “That touch of mink” and “Devil at 4 o'clock”.
The West Lane Drive-In opened on June 29th, 1962, with a screen that’s larger than 3,000 TV sets. Grand opening ads posted.
The Westlane theater was built in the late 50’s. Both theaters were designed by Rodda Harvey Sr.(my grandfather) The Hammer construction foreman was Rotus Harvey (my father). The son of our General Manger and I were on the Hammer lane job site as our first paying job(circa 1967). The Westlane and Hammer had a capacity of approximately 1500 cars. The triangular parcel adjacent to the intersection of Hammer and West Lane was sold to Golfland in the early 70’s. The property also hosted a short lived skateboard park. The theaters and undeveloped property were sold to Costco Inc. in the mid 80’s.
I went to that as a kid. It was actually a 3 screen not a 1 screen. It was replaced by a Waterslide/mini golf area then eventually a Costco joined in.