Sorry to be so late in responding. Contact me at I seldom check this site Thanks for note Jim Bonholzer PS as of May, 2015 the Fruitvale is still vacant land, about 11 acres.
YES, Ken. Jack used to manage my Top Hi Drive in and was a valued employee and friend. He had Brenkert projectors at the Rodeo and parts were becoming scarce for these models. When I closed the Fruitvale and started to remove the Cinema, I contacted Jack and suggested he bring a truck over and load up all the old equipment I had, and he would have parts for years. I gave him this equipment. Glad it still is in use. The Fruitvale still is vacant land and all buildings and screens have been removed, it is last of my 8 drive in screens and 2 indoor theatres properties to be disposed of. Jim Bonholzer
The Fruitvale had 4 screens, 3 drive in and one indoor.The indoor was a single screen named Cinema I. One booth and one snack bar served the entire project. Land mass was approx 11 acres. The theatre was never operated by First National Theatres, The theatre always has been and land still under my control. I personally supervised construction and operation of the entire project. The first drive in opened in 1966 . The drive ins were color coded, Red, Green and Blue, rather than numbered. A single box office served the 3 drive ins. I am James R Bonholzer, the theatres owner. Thank you for allowing me to add these facts. JRB
Sorry to be so late in responding. Contact me at I seldom check this site Thanks for note Jim Bonholzer PS as of May, 2015 the Fruitvale is still vacant land, about 11 acres.
YES, Ken. Jack used to manage my Top Hi Drive in and was a valued employee and friend. He had Brenkert projectors at the Rodeo and parts were becoming scarce for these models. When I closed the Fruitvale and started to remove the Cinema, I contacted Jack and suggested he bring a truck over and load up all the old equipment I had, and he would have parts for years. I gave him this equipment. Glad it still is in use. The Fruitvale still is vacant land and all buildings and screens have been removed, it is last of my 8 drive in screens and 2 indoor theatres properties to be disposed of. Jim Bonholzer
The Fruitvale had 4 screens, 3 drive in and one indoor.The indoor was a single screen named Cinema I. One booth and one snack bar served the entire project. Land mass was approx 11 acres. The theatre was never operated by First National Theatres, The theatre always has been and land still under my control. I personally supervised construction and operation of the entire project. The first drive in opened in 1966 . The drive ins were color coded, Red, Green and Blue, rather than numbered. A single box office served the 3 drive ins. I am James R Bonholzer, the theatres owner. Thank you for allowing me to add these facts. JRB