Pioneer Drive-In
240 E. Chrysler Avenue,
Blackwell,
OK
74631
240 E. Chrysler Avenue,
Blackwell,
OK
74631
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Previously operated by: Video Independent Theaters Inc.
Styles: Rustic
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The Pioneer Drive-In was opened on June 2, 1950 with Susan Hayward, in “Tulsa”. It was operated by Video Independent Theaters Inc. It was taken over by an independent operator in December 1978. It was still open in 1981. It has been demolished, leaving no historical data behind.
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This web site has some detail on the Pioneer Drive-In -
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This link leads directly to modern photos and a history of the old Pioneer Drive-In,
http://www.roadsideoklahoma.com/node/28
Approx. address for this drive-in was 200 East Chrysler Avenue.
I came across some old ticket stubs from this theater, while restoring a set of Reed Speakers labled “Video Theaters”. So it appears that it was once called Video Theater. I have a couple pictures I can share. Thx
A more accurate address (at least for Google) is 240 East Chrysler Avenue, Blackwell, OK 74631, which is dead center of the property.
Today, it is an empty field, but you can still see the outline, ramps, and remnants of the entrance/exit roads. http://tinyurl.com/hzgquyf
Boxoffice, Dec. 18, 1978: “William B. Boren, son of Bill Boren, will take over the operation of the newly purchased Blackwell’s Video Theatre and the Pioneer Drive-In. Both situations were bought from Video Independent Theatres.”
A 1981 aerial shows the drive-in intact and perhaps operational. By 1995 the screen had come down.
Today, it is an open field. Even the foundations of the screen and projector booth/concession stand are no longer visible. But the general outline and remnants of the entrance/exit road remains.
The property is now owned by the city and is a dump for rocks and dirt. There is no trace of the drive-in remaining save for the entrance/exit road.
The Pioneer Drive-In opened its gates on June 2, 1950 with Susan Hayward in “Tulsa” along with an unnamed cartoon and the half-hour intermission track “Twilight Serenade”.
It was still open in 1981.