Redwood 6 Drive-In
3688 S. Redwood Road,
Salt Lake City,
UT
84119
3688 S. Redwood Road,
Salt Lake City,
UT
84119
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Previous Names: Redwood Drive-In
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801.973.7088
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The Redwood Drive-In opened as a single screen on July 22, 1949 with Lon McCallister in “The Big Cat”. It was operated by Mel Smart and had a capacity for 500-cars. By 1990 it was expanded to a six screen theatre with a capacity for 1,820-cars. Playing double featured, first-run, it is a well-run drive-in facility for max enjoyment of a nearly lost part of our culture. There’s always family fare and other things for the kids to do. By 2024 it was operating with 4-screens.
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The Redwood Drive-In opened in 198 as a single screen. Additional screens were added in 1977, 1978 and 1983. Teh Redwood is now all digital. Their website
The 1959 IMPA shows the Redwood in Granger UT. Google Maps now shows Granger as a neighborhood in West Valley City.
The 1982-89 IMPAs list the Redwood as a twin, and this time in Murray UT. The Redwood is at least a mile northwest of Murray, so maybe that was its post office address?
It’s down to four active screens now. I could have sworn that it was at five screens for at least a year or two, and the aerial photos show all six still standing, so what’s up with that?
A blog post with photos purportedly from 1979 shows four screens, apparently proving the IMPAs were behind the times again.
https://slcoarchives.wordpress.com/2016/04/14/redwood-drive-in-theatre/
Okay, one more note. A Deseret News article from 1990(!) that is somehow still online provides a possible explanation for the sporadic screen addition. “The (DeAnza) company formerly owned as many as four drive-ins throughout the valley. As they were forced to close those locations due to economic concerns, they recycled the equipment and expanded the Redwood location.”
The screen count was already up to six in 1990. The article separately laments, “Some estimate there are only 1,500 outdoor movie screens left in the country.” Those were the days!
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/92035/DRIVE-IN-THEATER-STILL-FLOURISHES-ON-REDWOOD-ROAD—-ALL-YEAR-ROUND.html?pg=all
1820 cars. Also known as Redwood 6 Drive-in. Also has a swap meet.
They sure managed to do a pretty good job of laying out the field for maximum amount of screens.
I’m sure people still complain that their kids can see adult content on the neighboring screens.
I think there’s only four screens now
Closed after the 2024 season. ABC4 story.
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (ABC4) — The Redwood Drive-in and Swap Meet opened its doors for the last time Sunday.
Earlier this year, the West Valley City Council voted to rezone the 26-acre property to accommodate a sale to Edge Homes, who plans to build 40 condos and 244 townhouses.
While the season for drive-in movies ended months ago, the Swap Meet has continued in full force since the rezoning was passed. The closure will bring significant change to hundreds of residents of the West Valley community.