Valley 5 Drive-In
401 49th Street NE,
Auburn,
WA
98002
401 49th Street NE,
Auburn,
WA
98002
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Previously operated by: Pacific Theatres
Previous Names: Valley Drive-In, Valley Twin Drive-In, Valley 6 Drive-In
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The Valley Drive-In opened on February 15, 1966 with Richard Widmark in “The Bedford Incident” & Elvis Presley in “Harum Scarum”. A second screen was added in 1973. Three more screens were added in 1980. This drive-in was one of the largest drive-in’s operating in the U.S. It had a capacity for 3,000 cars. It later only operated with five screens as one screen was badly damaged in a storm several years ago. It was closed in late-2012.
It was demolished in 2013 and part of the site is now Copper Gate Park, the other part is Copper Gate Apartments.
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Wow ….. very, very sad!
Indeed, very, very sad.
I stopped by labor Day weekend for one last visit. The screens were the first to be torn down and now all that scrap metal has been hauled away. Both snack bar/ticket booths have been demo'ed. All signage is gone, the exterior fencing is up still. But the speakers posts remain, standing guard in each field.
The two marquees are still too i think?
no there gone G O N E Gone!
The land is still vacant you would think the way they quickly demolished it after the owners death there would have been something new going up on the land. What a shame.
What a pity. This theater did a lot of business.
The Valley Drive-In actually first opened its gates as a single-screener in February 1966. Two more screens were added in 1973 followed by another three more screens in 1980.
Opened on 15th February 1966 with “The Bedford incident” and “Harum scarum”.
Now Copper Gate.
The north 3 screens are now Copper Gate park. The south 3 screens are now Copper Gate apartments. Please update.