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99W Drive-in Theatre (Newberg, Oregon)

Creator Display
  • J. T. (Ted) Francis (builder/contractor)
Creator
Photographer
Date
  • 1953
Description
  • National Register of Historic Places (Listed, 2015)
  • The 99W Drive-In Theatre is a single-screen drive-in theater with spaces to accommodate 275 to 300 cars (note that an indoor theater with two screens is also located on the parcel). The theater is a distinct property type of the Modern era which, in this case, displays modest influences of the Googie style. The elements direct the user to and into the site, setting the tone for the outdoor movie experience. The other buildings and structures are more utilitarian, supporting the functions of the theater. The theater was built by J.T. (Ted) Francis and opened July 31, 1953. The sign, ticket booth, projection booth, and concession stand are all original to the theater grounds, which cover approximately 4.5 acres. The drive-in is presently on its third screen. Although the drive-in has remained at the same location since 1953, the boundaries of the city of Newberg have changed. In 1953 the eastern city limit of Newberg was at Villa Road, leaving the 99W Drive-In Theatre about three-quarters of a mile outside the city limits. Today the city limit has advanced a half-mile further east, past the drive-in (to where the Newberg Ford and the Providence Hospital are now located), putting the 99W well within the city limits. The entrance is still on Portland Road but originally the entrance drive was just past the east side of the marquee. The driveway entrance was moved to the west side of the marquee when a traffic light was installed at the Portland Road/Springbrook Road intersection in the 1960s. The drive-in exit remains on North Springbrook Road. There are six contributing resources on the site: the drive-in sign, parking area, screen, ticket booth, maintenance shop, and the projection booth/concessions building/Twin Cinemas. The buildings lie on the northeastern portion of the property while the screen is to the southwest. The primary parking area is between the screen and the buildings.
Subject
Work Type
Style / Period
Location
Street Address
  • 3110 Portland Road, Newburg, OR 97132
Material
  • Concrete, Plywood, Iron, Aluminum, Shingle
Use Restrictions
  • This image was included in the documentation to support a nomination to the National Register of Historic Places, a program of the National Park Service. The image is provided here by the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office and the University of Oregon Libraries to facilitate scholarship, research, and teaching. For other uses, such as publication, contact the State Historic Preservation Office. Please credit the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office when using this image.
Rights Holder
  • Oregon. State Historic Preservation Office
Identifier
  • OR_Yamhill_County_99W_Drive-in_Theatre_0021
Source
Citation
Institution
Submission Date
  • 06/16/2015
Modified
  • 07/21/2022
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Wiki

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Data Sources
Footer Number Term External URI
1 Francis, J.T. (Ted) http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/creator/FrancisJTTed
2 Painter, Diana J. http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/creator/PainterDianaJ
3 Davide Casteel http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/creator/DavideCasteel
4 Architecture, American http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85006700
5 Architecture--United States http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85006693
6 theaters (buildings) http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300007117
7 drive-in theaters http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300007140
8 Modern Movement http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300121793
9 Googie http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300265600
10 99W Drive-in Theatre >> Yamhill County >> Oregon >> United States https://sws.geonames.org/10057005/
11 University of Oregon http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80126183

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