Mt. Burney Drive-In
37418 Cascade Avenue,
Burney,
CA
96013
37418 Cascade Avenue,
Burney,
CA
96013
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Previous Names: Burney Drive-In
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The 1958 Motion Picture Almanac was the first edition to include a drive-in for Burney, which it called the “Burney Drive-In”. The 1960 MPA elaborated on that entry, now naming it the Mt. Burney Drive-In. It was owned by Walter & Chester Roff, and held 200 cars.
On October 12, 1962, a windstorm toppled the drive-in’s screen, according to a lawsuit reported on by the Redding Record-Searchlight. That suit named the drive-ins owners as Chester Roff, Katherine Roff, Walter C. Roff and Dorothy Roff.
The 1964 Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures included the Mt. Burney Drive-In under Burney CA.
The 1977 MPA listed it as owned by Frank & White.
In June 1978, Burney’s Faith Lutheran Church purchased the drive-in as a church building site, according to the Record-Searchlight. Its pastor said they would refurbish the “existing building on the property” as a worship chapel.
A 1957 aerial photo showed a drive-in on the northeast side of Burney. A 1981 photo shows the projection building and ramps intact. By 1993, the area had been razed.
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Today, the property seems to be part of the Les Schwab Tire Center. It is used for parking and to hold dozens of old tires. However, most of the property is still open and you can seen hints of the ramps along with the foundation of the projection booth/concession stand.
The original entrance road connected to Main Street just NE of what is now the Burney Bowl. That section of the entrance road still exists today.