Sonomarin Adult Drive-In

5393 Redwood Highway,
Petaluma, CA 94952

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Previous Names: Parkway Auto Movies, Sonomarin Midway Drive-In

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Undated marquee photo courtesy of Rudy Kay.

The Parkway Auto Movies was opened on June 24, 1964 with “James Darren in "For Those Who Think Young” & William Holden in “Paris When It Sizzles”. It had a 600 car capacity. It was renamed Sonomarin Midway Drive-In on December 15, 1967.

Renamed Sonomarin Adult Drive-In, it showed X-Rated films from April 1, 1983 and closed in 1989.

It was demolished in 1990.

Contributed by David Zornig

Recent comments (view all 9 comments)

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on November 3, 2016 at 9:18 am

Two links with various history & info about the Sonomarin Midway Drive-In Theatre. The latter with projection booth photos.

http://wikimapia.org/7842741/Sonomarin-Midway-Drive-In-Theatre-site-1968-1991

http://www.film-tech.com/warehouse/pics/sonomarin/sonomarin.html

rivest266
rivest266 on August 15, 2018 at 2:40 pm

This reopened as the Sonomarin Adult Drive-In on April 1st, 1983. It was the only adult drive-in in Northern California.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on August 16, 2018 at 8:31 pm

The site is now a flood control lake.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on August 16, 2018 at 8:32 pm

Why the name Sonomarin?

Scott Neff
Scott Neff on August 17, 2018 at 10:16 am

It’s on the border of Sonoma and Marin counties. A lot of stuff in Petaluma was Sonomarin because of this.

jwmovies
jwmovies on March 6, 2022 at 6:40 am

Incorrect Rivest! There were 4 (!) Adult Drive ins in Northern California…

1) the Midway/Sonomarin in Petaluma

2) Westlane in Davis

3) Parkway also in Petaluma

4) the Notorious SJAM San Josรจ Auto Movie

Outside of NorCal: Vista, Malaga/Fresno, Oaks/Pussycat (!) in Paso Robles. There wre many more that x rated non porn also….๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜

rivest266
rivest266 on July 5, 2022 at 11:25 am

That grand opening ad from 1983 lied then. It opened as the Parkway Auto Movies on June 24th, 1964.

Parkway Auto Movies openingParkway Auto Movies opening 24 Jun 1964, Wed Petaluma Argus-Courier (Petaluma, California) Newspapers.com

rivest266
rivest266 on July 5, 2022 at 11:30 am

Reopened as the Midway Drive-In on December 15th, 1967. Another ad posted.

Scott Neff
Scott Neff on July 5, 2022 at 12:42 pm

The Parkway was an entirely different Drive-In on the north end of Petaluma. The address for the Parkway was 280 Stony Point Rd.

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