64 Drive-In
5201 S. Cherokee Street,
Muskogee,
OK
74403
5201 S. Cherokee Street,
Muskogee,
OK
74403
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A 1973 aerial shows the drive-in intact, but it does not appear to be open. At the back of the drive-in are some trailers which may indicate that it had been closed for some time.
Motion Picture Herald, April 29, 1950: “The 64 drive-in theatre south of Muskogee on U. S. Highway 64 is operating under new management, but will continue to operate on its usual schedule “rain or shine.” C. C. Noecker, formerly of Michigan, and his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Miller, have purchased the theatre from O. E. (sic) Sullivan, who will devote his full time to management of his theatres in Wichita, Kans."
Boxoffice, Aug. 21, 1948: “MUSKOGEE, OKLA. — A new 600-car capacity drive-in, covering an area of 12 acres four miles south of here on Highway 64, has been completed by O. F. Sullivan, Wichita theatre operator.”
(That was former Wichita mayor Odom Farrell Sullivan, BTW.)
Found it! A good address for the site is 5201 S Cherokee St, the southwest corner of 53rd Street & US 64.
The drive-in was outlined in a 1978 topo map, but a 1980 aerial photo shows a building there that looks a lot like the building there today. That aerial still showed hints of ramps, but I don’t see them now.