Tacoma Auto-View
S. Tacoma Way and 99th Street,
Tacoma,
WA
98445
S. Tacoma Way and 99th Street,
Tacoma,
WA
98445
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A 1955 aerial shows the demolished remains of the drive-in.
Today, the property is underneath the cloverleaf of WA-512 and I-5 with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
Actually, the Auto-View closed for the final time on August 30, 1948 with “A Man In The Iron Mask” and “Gentlemen After Dark” along with a cartoon and a newsreel following a massive early morning fire that destroyed the 40x50ft screen tower the next day estimating $50,000 of damage.
A second Autoview Drive-In would later open almost a year-and-a-half later by former first Autoview operator Frank B. Smith.
Grand opening ad posted.