Borania Drive-In

Troode Street,
Collingwood Park, WA 6330

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Borania Drive-In

Located in the Collingwood Park suburb, northwest of of Albany, on the western side of Troode Street, opposite Wright Street. The Borania Drive-In opened 26th December 1963 with the John Wayne film “Hatari”. Closed 16th March 1967 (last ad-Albany Advertiser) with Doris Day in “Send Me No Flowers” and “Man from Bitter Ridge”. A nightclub opened on the concession block site, named Safari night club, opening 22nd December 1967, closure unknown(possibly 1970’s or early/mid-1980’s. There was a fire on the drive-in site on 2nd December 1987(Albany Advertiser), suspected to be arson. The site is now a church(Christian Family Church).

Contributed by David Coppock

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davidcoppock
davidcoppock on July 27, 2015 at 11:11 pm

The Borania Drive-in is named after a type of tree.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on June 22, 2017 at 5:35 am

The entrance(and exit?) road for the church may be the former entrance(and/ or exit?) road of the drive-in?

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on December 25, 2017 at 11:25 pm

The church has moved to a new location(sometime in 2017?) near the drive-on site!! The entrance(and exit road?) is now blocked off. The church is called Troode Street Church. The church when on the druve-in may have used the snack bar(and bio box) building(later the Safari Nightclub) for there church?

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on July 19, 2021 at 3:59 am

300 cars. Exhibitor was Albany Theatres LTD, Mr Kanzler(from Regent Theatre, Albany), WA Timber Imports P/L.

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