Salinas Drive-In

10 Simas Street,
Salinas, CA 93901

Unfavorite 1 person favorited this theater

Showing 4 comments

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on November 6, 2020 at 4:29 pm

Boxoffice, July 20, 1959: “The Saturday Only Automovies in Salinas … has been closed by the National Theatres”

kennerado
kennerado on December 7, 2019 at 5:23 am

The 4 screen layout was one of the weirdest I’ve seen, uneven fields and screens in strange positions.

rivest266
rivest266 on March 3, 2019 at 2:12 pm

This reopened by Syufy Theatres as a twin drive-in on June 26th, 1969 called the Salinas Drive-In and expanded to 4 screens on July 11th, 1975 and closed in early 1991 to make way for the Century Park cinema complex. 1969 ad posted.

rivest266
rivest266 on March 3, 2019 at 2:01 pm

Grand opening ad Auto Movie Drive in openingAuto Movie Drive in opening Wed, Jun 30, 1948 – 13 · The Californian (Salinas, Monterey, California, United States of America) · Newspapers.com