N. Penn Twin Drive-In
12118 N. Pennsylvania Avenue,
Oklahoma City,
OK
73120
12118 N. Pennsylvania Avenue,
Oklahoma City,
OK
73120
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The N. Penn Twin Drive-In opened May 22, 1963 with Pat Boone in “The Yellow Canary” on screen 1 and Charlton Heston in “Diamond Head” & Steve McQueen in “The War Lover” on screen 2. It was closed in 1974.
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Ken McIntyre
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The drive-in was built near a sewage plant. Apparently the smell didn’t jibe with popcorn and jujubes:
http://tinyurl.com/2g52nx
It opened May 22, 1963. It closed for good at the end of the 1974 season, and never reopened for the 75 season. Kencmcintyre is correct in that the opening of a sewage plant near the theatre was the main thing leading to it’s failure. R.L. Barton attempted to sue the city, as well as spraying pleasant smelling fragrances around the perimeter before the shows.
Sewage treatment plants killed two drive in theatres in OKC, the Fairpark and the North Penn Twin.
Wesley Horton AIDA
Approx. address for this drive-in was 12118 North Pennsylvania Avenue. Now Security Self Storage.
Here’s a history of the theater — lots of photos, too:
http://okcmod.com/?p=9059
May 22nd, 1963 grand opening ad in the photo section.