Moffett Drive-In

1500 N. Shoreline Boulevard,
Mountain View, CA 94043

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rivest266
rivest266 on April 18, 2024 at 9:54 am

Opened on May 18th, 1962, and added its second screen on May 25th, 1973, and four in 1983. Grand opening ad posted.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on October 6, 2018 at 4:40 am

Opened in 1964 and closed in 1985. 1299 cars. Site is now Century Cinema 16.

jwmovies
jwmovies on October 26, 2012 at 12:46 am

What was weird was in ‘85 when the 6 bigger Domes in back went up, the drive-in was still operating. I was there when the hardtops open. I managed the now-defunct Century Almaden in San Jose that summer/fall.

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on April 5, 2010 at 6:38 pm

Cool old ads ken mc.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on February 12, 2010 at 7:22 pm

Here is an ad circa early 1960s:
http://tinyurl.com/ylqg8a7

SteveNY
SteveNY on April 2, 2009 at 8:31 am

My future brother in law worked at the Moffett during High School. He’d never let us in for free.

scottfavareille
scottfavareille on September 24, 2004 at 11:24 am

The Union-City Drive_in was replaced with the Union Landing Shopping Center which contains the Century 25 in Union City(25 screen indoor house) The drive-in screen is gone.

The Moffitt Drive-in was a three screener operated by Syufy(now Century) theaters. Location was on Middlefield Rd east of Hwy 101(Bayshore Freeway).

timquan
timquan on September 24, 2004 at 7:24 am

I think both the Moffett Drive-In and the Redwood Drive-In were redeveloped in the mid-1980s. Century Theatres replaced the drive-ins with multiplex theatres: The Century 16 in Mountain View and the Century Park 12 in Redwood City.