The Circus Drive-in was built by prominent , Seattle theater owners Jim and Lorraine Bonholzer. It opened June 30 1963 with a double feature—“It Happened at the World’s Fair with Elvis Pressley and “Follow the Boys” with Connie Francis. The theater was state of the art with a large concession building, playground and 500 parking slots.
It was successful for many years until drive-ins lost popularity. It closed in the early 1980’s. Others tried to revive it but it was not profitable. The land was used for boat storage for several years , then as a sales lot for Airstream Trailers. It has been vacant for several years now, but there is talk of getting a zone change and building low income housing here.