Sonomarin Adult Drive-In
5393 Redwood Highway,
Petaluma,
CA
94952
5393 Redwood Highway,
Petaluma,
CA
94952
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Previous Names: Parkway Auto Movies, Sonomarin Midway Drive-In
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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.
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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
This reopened as the Sonomarin Adult Drive-In on April 1st, 1983. It was the only adult drive-in in Northern California.
The site is now a flood control lake.
Why the name Sonomarin?
It’s on the border of Sonoma and Marin counties. A lot of stuff in Petaluma was Sonomarin because of this.
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 Josè Auto Movie
Outside of NorCal: Vista, Malaga/Fresno, Oaks/Pussycat (!) in Paso Robles. There wre many more that x rated non porn also….😍😍😍
That grand opening ad from 1983 lied then. It opened as the Parkway Auto Movies on June 24th, 1964.
Reopened as the Midway Drive-In on December 15th, 1967. Another ad posted.
The Parkway was an entirely different Drive-In on the north end of Petaluma. The address for the Parkway was 280 Stony Point Rd.