Washington State Drive-In Movie Theatres


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Aberdeen had 1, Harbor Drive-In

Here is the town, 1994 map. topo



Anacortes had 1, Circus Drive-In

Here is the town, no Drive-In topo



Auburn has 1, Valley 6 Outdoor Theaters

Here they are ! topo

Yup. 6 screens photo



Bellevue had 2, Bel Kirk Drive-In and Sunset Drive-In

I cannot find the Drive-In locations on the maps.



Bellingham has 1, Samish Twin Drive-In Theatre

Here it is. topo

aerial photo



Bothwell had 1,

Its in Kenmore, near Bothwell. I can't find one in Bothwell. So maybe this is it. topo



Bremerton had 1, Kitsap Lake Drive-In

North east of Kitsap Lake topo

aerial photo



Cashmere had 1, Mountain Vu Drive-In

here is the town. no drive-in topo



Centralia had 1, Twin City Drive-In

just above the words 'radio tower'. topo

I see only 1 screen maybe its not the Twin City Drive-In, but it is in Centralia. photo



Clarkston had 1, Clarkston Auto Drive-In

east of the airfield topo

buildings on the right of the dark line, are on top of the rive-in. Look at the Locator panel screen left. photo



Colville has 1, Auto Vue Theatre

here is the town, no Drive-In topo



Custer had 1, Holiday Drive-In

Here is the town, no Drive-In topo



Dayton had 1, Dayton Drive-In

southwest of town topo

whwere that white house and some other buildings are, center frame. photo



Deer Park had 1, Deer Park Drive-In

southeast of town, near the Tri-County Fairgrounds. topo

under the large building on the left photo



Ellensburg had 1, Elen Drive-In

south edge of town topo



Everett had 1 open: Puget Park Drive-In

and 2 closed: Motor Movies Drive-In and Thunderbird Drive-In

well south of Everett, west of Murphy's Corner topo

This is Puget Park Drive-In photo

one in Beverly Park, south side of Everett topo

underneath one of those parking lots. photo

two, near a sawmill, near the Snohomish River. east side of Everett topo

looks like its under the long white roofed building photo



Goldendale had 1, J & R Drive-In

Here is the town, no Drive-In found. topo



Kent had 2, Midway Drive-In and El Rancho Drive-In

These 2 locations are the only Drive-Ins I find in the area.

Midway Drive-In in Midway, Wa just west of Kent. topo

Marquee is still there, but the buildings don't look like those you would see at a Drive-In photo

2 screens. I'm not sure if this is El Rancho or not. Map says this location is in Thomas, WA topo

excuse me. 6 screens ! Must still be open. photo



Longview had 1, Your Drive In Theatre

Here is the town, no Drive-In found. topo

maps.yahoo show the address.



Lynnwood had 1, Sno King Drive-In

There it is. topo

the rough area between the parking lot to the south and the woods to the north of it. Or part of the parking lot is on top of the Drive-In parking area. photo



Moses Lake had 1, Skyline Drive-In

There it is ! topo

Only remnants left. photo



Mount Vernon had Skagit Drive-In

No Drive-In found. topo



Ocean City had 1, North Beach Drive-In

No Drive-In found. topo



Oak Harbor has 1, Blue Fox Drive-In Theatre

southwest of town, on Route 20 topo

nice photo photo



Olympia had 3; Lacey Drive-In, Sunset Drive-In, Skyline Drive-In

I couldn't find the Drive-Ins

Jer's update



Pasco had 1, River-Vue Drive-In

Here. topo

Looks mostly gone. photo



Port Angeles had 1, Port Angeles Drive-in

Here it is. topo

underneath the building. photo



Port Orchard has 1, Rodeo Tri Drive-In Theatre

no Drive-In shown. topo

The adress I found is next to this airport, no Drive-In shown. photo



Port Townsend had 1, Wheel-In Motor Movie

Found it ! topo

What do I see in those woods ? Its a Drive-In ! photo



Poulsbo had 1, Big bear Drive-In

There. topo

gravel pit to the west, trailor park to the east. photo



Pullman had 2, Pullman Drive-In and Big Sky Drive-In but see update.

MovieSam's update June 21, 2004

way east of town. topo

Its gone. the buildings are on top of it. photo



Richland had 1, Island Vue Drive-In

No Drive-In found.



Seattle had 2; Aurora Drive-in and Duwamish Drive-In

I cannot find them.



Shelton has 1, Skyline Drive-In Theatre

south of town, on US-101 topo

Found it ! photo



Soap Lake had 1, Park Drive-In

southwest edge of town, Lakeview Park. topo

looks like part of it is still there. photo



South Tacoma had 1, Starlite Drive-In

map doess't show South Tacoma, but the drive-in apears to be in Monte Vista topo



Spokane had 7: Autovue Drive-In, East Sprague Drive-In, East Trent Drive-In

North Cedar Drive-In, Starlite Drive-In, West End Drive-In, Y Drive-In

East Trent/Route 290 topo

East Sprague topo

North Cedar topo

one topo

I couldn't find any other Drive-In locations.



Sunnyside had 1, Starlite Drive-In

Tim's update ! August 17, 2005

no drive-in, but only partial map coverage. topo



Tacoma had 3; Auto View Drive-In, Fife Drive-In, 112th St. Drive-In

I can't find them. The topo maps are too new.



Vancouver had 2, Hazel Dell Drive-In and Refro Drive-In

Topo maps are 1995. I couldn't find any Drive-In Movie Theatres.



Walla Walla had 1, Sky Vue Drive-In

There it is ! topo

gone, but you can still the outlines of the parking rows. Its the triangle at the bottom of the screen. photo



Wenatchee has 1, Vue Dale Drive In Theatre

Found it ! topo

supposed to be open, its hard to tell from the aerial. 2 screens. photo



White Salmon had 1, Rodeo Drive-In

here is the town, not a Drive-In in sight. topo



Yakima has 1 open: Country Drive In Theatre and 2 closed: Cascade and Froutvale Drive-Ins.

Country Drive In Theatre; Northwest of the airport topo

I see 2 screens. photo

Cascade Drive-in topo

under the south end of the large building in the center. photo

Fruitvale, probably the location for the Fruitvale Drive-in ! topo

sort of intact, no screen. photo









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