Okla Drive-In
OK-53 and OK-65,
Walters,
OK
73572
OK-53 and OK-65,
Walters,
OK
73572
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Previously operated by: Thompson Theatres Circuit
Styles: Rustic
Previous Names: Oklahoma Drive-In
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Styled in Southwestern earth tones the Oklahoma Drive-In (200 car capacity) blended well with surounding terrain. Rustic landscaping consisted of desert plants. The Oklahoma Drive-In was opened by the Thompson Theatres Circuit in 1955. They renamed it the Okla Drive-In on April 6, 1957, screening Edmond O'Brien in “1984” & Audie Murphy in “To Hell and Back”. Several other operators took on the drive-in until the mid-1980’s when it closed.
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From the AIDA database:
Oklahoma Drive-in Theatre
Ad found in Grandfield paper [date omitted]
Not found on Topo map or satellite photo
1955 Theatre Catalog lists Glen Thompson of Thompson Theatres as owner C200
1965 IMPA lists owner as Charles Ralls
1965 IMPA lists capacity as 200
1979 IMPA, lists capacity as 200. Owned by L. Hall
1984 IMPA lists L. Hall as owner
Wesley Horton AIDA
Approx. location for this drive-in was Oklahoma 53 & Oklahoma 65. Some ramps are still there.
jwmovies is correct, the address is Oklahoma 53 and Oklahoma 65, Walters, OK.
The drive-in sat on the SE corner of the intersection. Today, the property is empty, save for the bailed and rolled hay that is stored. You can easily see the ramps, entrance and exit road.
https://tinyurl.com/y7a5p27b
Advertised as the Okla Drive-In Theatre from 1957 and into the 1960s likely until closing.
Opened as the Okla Drive-in on 6/4/1957 with “1984” and “To Hell and back”.
Snack bar building still appears to exist.