Moonlite Drive-In
245 Tres Pinos Road,
Hollister,
CA
95023
245 Tres Pinos Road,
Hollister,
CA
95023
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The Moonlite Drive-In in Hollister, CA was opened on June 29,1950 withJoel McCrea in “The Outsidedrs”. Itwas operated by “Hans Severinsm, with a capacity of 460-cars. It was closed on June 30, 1962 with Elvis Presley in "GI Blues” & Bobby Darin in “Too Late Blues”.
The June 3, 1963 issue of Boxoffice reported its apparent demise. “Ed Severnson is offering the equipment of his Hollister Drive-In for sale so he can make room for a shopping center on the site”.
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The drive-in was located at 301 Tres Pinos Rd. on the south side of the road. A 1953 aerial shows the drive-in intact at that location. By 1971, the drive-in had been demolished with a store on the north side of the property.
Today, another store has been added, but you can still see the ramps on the south side of the property.
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Now Gold’s gym & Drive Rite driving school next to Java Express.
245 Tres Pinos Rd, Hollister, CA 95023.
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The Moonlite was open by 1952.
Boxoffice, March 29, 1952: “New manager of the Moonlite Drive-In in Hollister is Don Hooton. Hans Severinsen, owner, said Hooton replaces Dallas Haney, who shifted to a Santa Cruz theatre.”
The Moonlite opened on June 29, 1950, based on a story in the next day’s Hollister Advance. “(B)uilt by Hans Severinsen at a cost of $80,000,” the drive-in boasted a 42x56-foot screen. “Opening night feature was “The Outriders,” a first-run MGM technicolor production starring Joel McCrea.”
The drive-in’s last performance was on June 30, 1962, as it made way for a hardware store to be built on the site. The final movies were “GI Blues” and “Too Late Blues.”