The Moonlite Drive-In, built in the 1940s was part of the United Artists Theater Circuit. It was on a large piece of land owned by UATC at El Camino Real and Kiely Blvd. in Santa Clara. Also on the site was Moonlite Shopping center, a strip mall which still remains, and two indoor theaters, the UA Regency and the UA Cinema 150, both built in the 1960s. The Regency was built partially on land that had previously been part of the Moonlite Drive-in. The drive-in closed around 1980 and condos were built on the site.
The Fair Oaks Drive-in opened in 1964 with the release of Goldfinger. The last movie to play there was Born Losers, in 1974. The theater could hold up to 990 cars. It was part of the United Artists Theater Circuit. Fair Oaks Drive-in fell victim to rising land values in an area which soon came to be called Silicon Valley. It was sold and became a business park. The Lion and Compass restaurant is indeed located on the site of the old snack-bar. The restaurant was established by Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari.
The Moonlite Drive-In, built in the 1940s was part of the United Artists Theater Circuit. It was on a large piece of land owned by UATC at El Camino Real and Kiely Blvd. in Santa Clara. Also on the site was Moonlite Shopping center, a strip mall which still remains, and two indoor theaters, the UA Regency and the UA Cinema 150, both built in the 1960s. The Regency was built partially on land that had previously been part of the Moonlite Drive-in. The drive-in closed around 1980 and condos were built on the site.
The Fair Oaks Drive-in opened in 1964 with the release of Goldfinger. The last movie to play there was Born Losers, in 1974. The theater could hold up to 990 cars. It was part of the United Artists Theater Circuit. Fair Oaks Drive-in fell victim to rising land values in an area which soon came to be called Silicon Valley. It was sold and became a business park. The Lion and Compass restaurant is indeed located on the site of the old snack-bar. The restaurant was established by Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari.