Soldier Creek Drive-In
1621 S. Douglas Boulevard,
Midwest City,
OK
73130
1621 S. Douglas Boulevard,
Midwest City,
OK
73130
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Previously operated by: Gulf States Theatres
Previous Names: Bomber Drive-In
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Located in the Midwest City district of Oklahoma City. The Bomber Drive-In opened on May 23, 1952 with Patricia Medina in “Aladdin and His Lamp” & Bill Elliot in “The Longhorn”. It was enlarged and rebuilt by July 1966 and renamed the Soldier Creek Drive-In. The theatre had a 600 car capacity with a single screen. It was taken over by Gulf States Theatres in June 1968. It was closed in 1974 and demolished.
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Approx. address for this drive-in was 1621 South Douglas Boulevard.
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Here is a aerial view
Drive-in 54,
Just wanted to let you know, your picture is actually of the “BOMBER” drive in. Same location, but the Barton Family rebuilt it with a different orientation and larger capacity in the early 60’s, renaming it the Soldier creek Drive-in.
This opened as the Bomber Drive-In on May 23rd, 1952. Grand opening ad in the photo section for this theatre.
The drive-in was still called the Bomber in a December 1962 Daily Oklahoman article. OTOH, I found it listed in an ad in July 1966 as the Soldier Creek, and it was included in a merger with Gulf States in June 1968, so I’m not sure how long it stayed open.
This was actually renamed the Soldier Creek Drive-In on July 29, 1964. Prior to that theater’s renaming, the screen was moved from the north end to the south end of the lot early that same year because of many reports of vehicle accidents caused by people driving down Douglas Boulevard and watching the movie at the same time.