Palo Alto Automovie
1098 Amarillo Avenue,
Palo Alto,
CA
94303
1098 Amarillo Avenue,
Palo Alto,
CA
94303
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Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “C. N. Spivey has taken over the Porterville drive-in, Porterville; the Palo Alto drive-in, Palo Alto, and the Studio drive-in, San Mateo.”
This was renamed the Palo Alto Drive-In on June 6th, 1950, to avoid confusion with the Peninsula Drive-In in Burlingame. Another ad posted.
Grand opening ad posted. Opened with Kiss and Tell and Make Mine Music
FYI Greer Park in Palo Alto is located at
1098 Amarillo Avenue, Palo Alto CA 94303. Thanks!
Recently found a 1967 ad in one of the local peninsula newspapers and posted it in photos. In 1967 it was called the Palo Alto Automovie. The Oregon Expressway turnoff from the Bayshore Freeway mentioned in the ad is just north of the actual location of the drive in.
750 cars.
Opened on 14/5/1947 as Peninsula Drive-in with “Kiss and tell”. Renamed Palo Alto Drive-in in 1950. Closed in 1975.
Does anyone out there know why the little kiddie’s rides were never operating there? I went to this Drive In many times with my parents from the late 1950’s through the 1960’s and with friends in the late 1960’s, and never did I see the rides open.
Uploaded 1948 and 1968 aerials!!
I grew up near this drive-in. The screen was close to and very visible from Highway 101. At night it was always fun to get a glimpse of the movie on the big screen when driving by!
Approx. location for this drive-in was Amarillo & Tanland. The screen and entrance about 2 blocks west of Bayshore/Hwy 101.
Aerial at View link
Thanks again Mike.
I have it parking 500 cars and in 1956 it was owned by WESTERN drive-in Theatres inc.