Kay Von Drive-In
1127 Foster Road,
Napa,
CA
94558
1127 Foster Road,
Napa,
CA
94558
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The Kay Von Drive-In was opened in September 1949. It was operated by Blumenfeld Theatres in 1955. The Kay Von Drive-In was closed September 29, 1981. This drive-in has been replaced by a housing subdivision. By 2022 the site is occupied by a school.
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They Kay Von was named after KVON, an AM radio station (“The Voice of Napa”). Since AM transmitter sites require lots of land, the land of the drive-in was also used to site the 4 towers needed for the radio station.
Motion Picture Herald, Feb. 16, 1952: “In town: Theatre Owner E. M. Graves of the Kayvon drive-in, Napa"
Now Irene Snow Elementary School. Please update.
FYI KVON radio station is now KVYN (Kevin Radio Napa).
Motion Picture Herald, Jan. 7, 1956: “Reports of (flooding) damage in other areas include … the KaVon drive-in, Napa”