The theatre has changed ownership, as Century Theatres has ceased operations and have sold off most of their screens to Cinemark. The Drive-ins that Century operated have been aquired by the Westwind Drive-Ins Company.
As of today, the Sacramento 6 has turned off their telephone recorded announcement, and dropped all listings in Yahoo! movies and the local paper. Hopefully this is a temporary issue…
As of March 2006, this one’s still going…but catch it while you can. Century is shuttering their drive-in operations, and it’s too late to make the drive to Marysville; That one’s gone now, too.
This theatre should now be listed as “Closed”. The owner Bob Golding died unexpectedly last year while in the midst of fighting to keep his drive-in operational despite pressure from the landowners to sell. His family was unable to continue without his efforts, and the drive in closed. RIP Bob Golding and the Marysville Drive In.
I’m sad to report that a call to Century Theatre headquarters has confirmed that the Solano Drive-in will not be reopening for the 2005 season, and is not likely to reopen at any time in the future.
This was the last remaining Drive-in operation in the East Bay. It will be greatly missed.
The Capri closed on Labor Day, 1998. An interesting read on the City of Concord’s opposition to a church operating in this space can be seen at View link
This theatre was known as the Sun Valley 1 & 2, and was part of the General Cinema (GC) chain. The cinema published a weekly flier that you could pick up at the ticket kiosk in the mall, directly across from the food court, that advertised that week’s features. This was one of the best places in the Bay Area to catch a midnight showing of Rocky Horror. Additionally, there was an outside entrance on the second level of the mall that led down a long hallway to the main lobby. This entrance was located where Houlhan’s restaurant now sits. There used to be a marquee visible from 1-680 that stood in the upper level parking lot just outside of JC Penny’s.
On the Hope Center Covenant Church website (http://www.hopecenter.cc/), the are photos that show that the screen and curtain are still in place inside the auditorium.
I drove by the site yesterday, it is now the Hope Center Covenant Church. The original building still stands, and there is construction underway in the parking lot adjacent to the former theatre.
Status should be closed/demolished. It was operated by the Blumenfeld chain, and was located at the corner of Fruitridge Rd and Stockton Blvd in Sacramento. No trace of the Drive-in remains, site is now home to a shopping center and Rite-Aid store.
The Enean was operated by an earlier generation of the Enea family. Sylvester Enea opened this theatre, and also owned and operated another Pittsburg theatre, the Pittsburg Auto Movies, which closed in 1959 to make way for a housing development.
The theatre has changed ownership, as Century Theatres has ceased operations and have sold off most of their screens to Cinemark. The Drive-ins that Century operated have been aquired by the Westwind Drive-Ins Company.
As of today, the Sacramento 6 has turned off their telephone recorded announcement, and dropped all listings in Yahoo! movies and the local paper. Hopefully this is a temporary issue…
The Marquee was removed yesterday. The land has been regraded, and it appears that development will begin soon on the former Drive-in site.
The Solano is now closed, leaving the Capitol 6 as the last Drive-in in the Bay Area
Operated by Syufy/Century Theatres
The late Hunter S. Thompson worked as a night manager at this theatre for a period of time while living in San Francisco.
This Drive in and the one listed as being in Daly City are one and the same.
As of March 2006, this one’s still going…but catch it while you can. Century is shuttering their drive-in operations, and it’s too late to make the drive to Marysville; That one’s gone now, too.
The original marquee is now in use as an airport “Park and Fly” parking lot.
The aforementioned marquee was removed during the 2005 winter. No trace of this drive-in remains.
This theatre should now be listed as “Closed”. The owner Bob Golding died unexpectedly last year while in the midst of fighting to keep his drive-in operational despite pressure from the landowners to sell. His family was unable to continue without his efforts, and the drive in closed. RIP Bob Golding and the Marysville Drive In.
While the new look is nice, I miss the charm of the original theatre with the corner entrance.
I’m sad to report that a call to Century Theatre headquarters has confirmed that the Solano Drive-in will not be reopening for the 2005 season, and is not likely to reopen at any time in the future.
This was the last remaining Drive-in operation in the East Bay. It will be greatly missed.
This Drive-in was located directly behind the FOX Concord on Willow Pass Rd. The former FOX is currently in use as an athletic facility.
The Marysville Drive-in will close following the 2005 season, as the owner has sold the property for development.
The Capri closed on Labor Day, 1998. An interesting read on the City of Concord’s opposition to a church operating in this space can be seen at View link
This theatre was known as the Sun Valley 1 & 2, and was part of the General Cinema (GC) chain. The cinema published a weekly flier that you could pick up at the ticket kiosk in the mall, directly across from the food court, that advertised that week’s features. This was one of the best places in the Bay Area to catch a midnight showing of Rocky Horror. Additionally, there was an outside entrance on the second level of the mall that led down a long hallway to the main lobby. This entrance was located where Houlhan’s restaurant now sits. There used to be a marquee visible from 1-680 that stood in the upper level parking lot just outside of JC Penny’s.
The Vallejo Auto Movies, in later years, was operated by Syufy/Century Theatres.
On the Hope Center Covenant Church website (http://www.hopecenter.cc/), the are photos that show that the screen and curtain are still in place inside the auditorium.
I drove by the site yesterday, it is now the Hope Center Covenant Church. The original building still stands, and there is construction underway in the parking lot adjacent to the former theatre.
When first opened, it was called the Concord MotorIn, and was constructed just outside of Sherman Field, a large airfield.
Located at 500 Guttenburg st, this Drive-in closed in 1978 to make way for a housing development.
Former site is now a housing tract.
Closed in September 1984 and demolished in 1986.
Status should be closed/demolished. It was operated by the Blumenfeld chain, and was located at the corner of Fruitridge Rd and Stockton Blvd in Sacramento. No trace of the Drive-in remains, site is now home to a shopping center and Rite-Aid store.
The Enean was operated by an earlier generation of the Enea family. Sylvester Enea opened this theatre, and also owned and operated another Pittsburg theatre, the Pittsburg Auto Movies, which closed in 1959 to make way for a housing development.