Belle-Mead Drive-In

2015 14th Street Loop,
Bartlesville, OK 74003

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Previously operated by: Video Independent Theaters Inc.

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Belle-Mead Drive-In

The Belle-Mead Drive-In was opened on July 4, 1953 with Stewart Granger in “Wild North” when it was operated by Video Independent Theatres. It had a capacity for 350-cars and a 50-seat patio for walk-in patrons. There was a kiddie’s playground and a small animal zoo. It was closed on September 5, 1957 with Fess Parker in “Davy Crockett:King of the Wild Frontier”.

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Kenmore
Kenmore on November 5, 2015 at 8:57 pm

Found it! The Bellameade Drive-In was located on the SE corner of what is now 14th Street Loop and HWY 123 on the west side of Bartlesville.

There are a few businesses on the property and no trace of the drive-in remaining. http://tinyurl.com/ncnr3cl

Kenmore
Kenmore on November 6, 2015 at 12:05 pm

The old entrance road to the drive-in is still present. It starts on the 14th Street Loop and runs direct south to Acorn Storage which is a business that occupies the property.

jwmovies
jwmovies on February 22, 2019 at 1:08 am

The address for this theater is 2015 14th St Loop, Bartlesville, OK 74003. This points directly to the entrance road. Now Acorn Storage Center.

Please update.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on February 22, 2019 at 2:48 am

Is Belle Meade a persons name?

dallasmovietheaters
dallasmovietheaters on August 30, 2021 at 4:35 am

The theater is the Belle-Mead Drive-In and sometimes the Belle Mead Drive-In (should be also known as, I guess). It’s not the Belle Meade, however. The confusion is that Belle Meade is a neighborhood in Bartlesville so not sure why the “e' was not included.

The Belle-Mead was built and opened in 1953. It closed on September 5, 1957 with Fess Parker in “Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier.” The equipment was stored for the winter and never reopened. The drive-in was a target for vandals over the next five years before being demolished. According to most report, not surprisingly, the Belle-Mead was not consistently well patronized with the Hill-Top being the far more popular of the town’s two ozoners.

Kenmore
Kenmore on February 12, 2024 at 7:40 am

The drive-in was still intact in 1971, although it doesn’t appear to be operational. By 1980, it was demolished. By 1995, all traces of it had disappeared.

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