Forty-Niner 6 Drive-In

4450 Marysville Boulevard,
Sacramento, CA 95838

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Previously operated by: Century Theatres

Architects: Vincent G. Raney

Previous Names: Bell Drive-In, 49'er Drive-In

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Forty-Niner 6 Drive-In

The Bell Drive-In opened as a single screen on June 29, 1950 with Fredric March in “The Eagle and the Hawk” & Leo Gorcey “Lucky Losers”. It was located in the Del Paso Heights district of Sacramento. On December 24, 1961 it was renamed 49'er Drive-In. On August 19, 1969 it became a twin screen theatre. Two more screens were added in early-1975 and on August 4, 1973 another two screens were added. It closed around 2000 and was demolished in 2002.

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rivest266
rivest266 on April 30, 2019 at 4:52 pm

This opened as the Bell Drive-In on June 29th, 1950. Grand opening ad posted. More to come.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on May 1, 2019 at 1:11 am

Opened on 29/6/1950 with 2 colour cartoons(not named), “The eagle and the hawk” and “Lucky losers”.

rivest266
rivest266 on May 4, 2019 at 2:23 pm

This became the 49er Drive-In on December 24th, 1961 and reopened on August 19th, 1969 as a twin. Grand opening ads posted

rivest266
rivest266 on May 5, 2019 at 10:41 am

4 screens in early 1975 and six opening on August 4th, 1975. No grand opening ads found.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on May 5, 2019 at 11:04 am

Reopened as 49er with “The mask” and ‘Wonders of Aladdin", reopened as as a twin on screen 1 with “The conqueror worm” and “The oblong box” and on screen 2 with “Rosemary’s baby” and “Goodbye, Columbus”.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on May 12, 2019 at 4:23 am

Also called Forty-niner 6 drive-in.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on February 11, 2020 at 7:27 am

I think the site has been demolished and cleared(except maybe the ramps?)?

filmman697
filmman697 on June 1, 2024 at 7:59 am

davidcoppock I think they bulldozed all the buildings down in 2002

filmman697
filmman697 on June 3, 2024 at 5:11 am

Can somebody help me remember a drive in theater out by east greenback, but I’m not sure exactly where? It was a single screen drive in and I helped the owner keep it open when he needed help in the mid 1990s. I don’t see it listed anywhere. It was pretty run down. The marquee was kind of half lit. I cannot even remember the owner’s name. I always turned down the money he offered for help. I did what i could for him. I moved away in 2004.

Scott Neff
Scott Neff on June 3, 2024 at 11:04 am

The Sunrise Drive-In? https://www.cinematreasures.org/theaters/6623

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