Humboldt Drive-In
2404 Sandy Prairie Road,
Fortuna,
CA
95540
2404 Sandy Prairie Road,
Fortuna,
CA
95540
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Located in the south Fortuna district of Alton. The Humboldt Drive-In was opened on June 27, 1950. On March 12, 1953 it reopened for the season with Susan Hayward in “With a Song in My Heart” and a 350-seat auditorium was added, opening on November 5, 1953 with Alan Ladd in “Shane”. It was operated by Walter Bell and Maribel Theatres Inc. It was closed in 1977.
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Perhaps March 1953 really was the Humboldt’s “4th grand opening” as its ad in the photo section stated? Boxoffice, Nov. 28, 1953: “HUMBOLDT, CALIF. – A 350-seat auditorium has been added at the Humboldt Drive-In by Meribel Theatres Co. headed by Mary and Walter Bell. The airer, opened in 1950, now will stay open all winter. … In 1950, the Bells opened the Humboldt Drive-In at Alton and the Bel-Air at Eureka.”
Grand opening was June 27, 1950. The indoor theatre opened November 5, 1953 with “Shane.” Appears to have closed in 1977.
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