66 Park-In

9438 Watson Road,
Crestwood, MO 63126

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MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on July 28, 2021 at 7:30 pm

The 66 Park-In’s final night was Sunday, Oct. 17, 1993. Its final double feature was James Caan starring in “The Program” followed by Macaulay Culkin in “The Good Son.”

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on May 26, 2020 at 12:55 pm

Independent Film Journal, May 1, 1954: “Wehrenberg Theas. have taken a 30-year lease on the land adjoining their 66 Park-In Theatre in St. L. County with plans to add more ramps and increase its capacity from 800 to 1200 cars. They have also placed order for immediate installation of an Ezell glass surface screen for this project.”

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on January 17, 2020 at 8:06 am

Opened with Latest news, a cartoon(not named), and “Lady Luck”.

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on March 19, 2019 at 9:24 am

Today, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch marked the 25th anniversary of the destruction of the 66 Park-In’s screen. I added that page to the Internet Archive, so the link should stay alive longer here.

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on June 29, 2017 at 8:05 am

I stumbled upon a few minutes of video shot in 1991, uploaded in 2013 to YouTube.

rivest266
rivest266 on February 24, 2016 at 3:27 pm

September 26th, 1947 grand opening ad in photo section.

Drive-In 54
Drive-In 54 on January 26, 2014 at 2:21 pm

Thanks for adding the pictures from Facebook for the non-Facebook users.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on January 26, 2014 at 1:53 pm

I just added about 5-6 photos, all courtesy of the Vintage St. Louis Facebook page.

oceantracks
oceantracks on September 12, 2013 at 9:51 pm

Went there many times as a kid in the 50s and 60s….great times spent on the playground as the sun began to set and the screen flickered to life….

coolpcfixer
coolpcfixer on September 28, 2012 at 6:44 pm

My brother and I started a group on Facebook dedicated to this drive-in. Had many good times there. Here’s the link to the group:

https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/292939616371/?fref=ts

Krestwood
Krestwood on July 19, 2012 at 2:21 pm

Incredible photo! I grew up there in the 60’s and never saw what the area across Route 66 looked like before they built Crestwwod Mall. I saw “Easy Rider” there!

Kyle Muldrow
Kyle Muldrow on June 6, 2011 at 4:37 pm

Check out this posting to drive-ins.com that shows an ad from August of 1982 listing all Wehrenberg drive-ins at that time, including the 66:

http://www.drive-ins.com/pictures/motairw015.jpg

The name of the poster is Tim Haye. Does anyone know if he posts on this site? If so, could someone tell him to post that ad on Cinema Treasures as well…along with any other old ads he might have scanned?

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on October 8, 2010 at 6:06 pm

All great pictures,once again thanks for putting them on.

JAlex
JAlex on August 25, 2009 at 2:11 pm

Last night of operation was October 17, 1993 with a bill of “The Program” and “The Good Son.”

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on January 9, 2009 at 11:06 am

This 1972 photo is from drive-ins.com:
http://tinyurl.com/7wp277

rickoshea
rickoshea on January 9, 2009 at 10:52 am

We used to hang out there a lot in the mid-80s. We usually sat around in the back of a coworker’s pick up truck and drank beer, and we ignored some true drive in classic films: Nightmare on Elm Street, Basket Case, The Last Dragon…

If I could go back in time to 1985, one of the first things I would do is spend an evening at the ol' 66.

DSnow
DSnow on March 27, 2005 at 6:07 pm

Though two of the three original occupants of the shopping center are now gone, occupancy has been back at 100% for about a year. A grocery store on the site has a facsimile of the old drive-in marquee marking its video rental department. I’d still rather have the drive-in, though!

JAlex
JAlex on November 25, 2004 at 9:02 am

Facility opened on Sept. 26, 1947.

Built by Flexer Drive-In Theatres, and operated by that firm the first season (which ended Nov. 10).

Fred Wehenberg bought the facility early in 1948, and then operated until closing.

The designer of the venue was William Mills.