Capri Drive-In
7600 Charles Page Boulevard,
Tulsa,
OK
74101
7600 Charles Page Boulevard,
Tulsa,
OK
74101
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Previous Names: Sand Springs Drive-In
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Opened on April 27, 1950 with Gregory Peck in “Twelve O'Clock High”. It was owned by Family Theatres. It opened as the Sand Springs Drive-In, but was later renamed the Capri Drive-In. It was a single screen with a 507 car capacity. The last years of operation the Capri Drive-In showed X-rated films. The drive in closed in 1995.
The only sign the ozoner existed today is the marquee is being currently used by the business located on the former site of the drive in. It is now an auto salvage and repair.
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As far as I know this was the only drive-in theatre in the nation with street car service that would drop patrons off at the gate -
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Was mentioned in the documentary “Drive-In Movie Memories” in 2001.
roadsideoklahoma web pages has further detail,
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Yes.It parked 570 cars and was owned by LINE AMUSEMENTS.In 1956.
Your the man Mike.
The June 10, 1950 issue of BoxOffice said that the Sand Springs, owned by Line Amusement Co., had opened in May.
Opened on 27/4/1950 with 2 cartoons and “12 o'clock high”. The auto salvage yard is called Pull-a-part Auto Parts Yard.
Missmelbatoast, the drive-in theatre in Kellerberrin, Western Australia, Australia had had it’s own bus service that went the town before the movie screenings to pick up people, and drop them off at the drive-in theatre, and took them home afterwards too.
1971 trouble:
Capri Drive-In X-rated movie ban 30 Oct 1971, Sat Tulsa World (Tulsa, Oklahoma) Newspapers.com
1977 trouble:
Capri Drive-In in trouble 28 Jun 1977, Tue Tulsa World (Tulsa, Oklahoma) Newspapers.com
The marquee for the Capri Drive-In was the only remnant remaining. Having been repurposed for LKQ, a used auto parts store. It was still standing in January 2022, but by May it had been replaced. The original marquee might have been severely damaged by a storm which made replacing necessary.