Cooper Cinerama Theatre

19 N. Robinson Avenue,
Oklahoma City, OK 73102

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Cinerama
Cinerama on September 9, 2023 at 2:03 pm

Just added ads, articles and pictures of the theatre to the Cinerama web site - https://incinerama.com/coopercinerama.htm . Please do not copy them to this site.

rivest266
rivest266 on October 29, 2022 at 12:18 pm

Reopened as the Harber theatre on July 1st, 1951. Grand opening ad posted.

Cimarron
Cimarron on October 31, 2015 at 6:17 pm

Early card pic of Liberty Theatre added to Photo Section.

OKCdoorman
OKCdoorman on October 20, 2015 at 12:47 pm

Closed for good on Tuesday, September 2, 1975 (ad states “Ends Today!”) with a new film that hadn’t even entered general US release yet, Fred Williamson and Lee Van Cleef in TAKE A HARD RIDE (Opened in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, August 27 here and also the Tower and South Park Theaters. Official 20th Century Fox release according to IMDB was over two months later on October 29.) and the 2nd feature GORDON’S WAR (1973). [Source: Oklahoma Journal]

Cimarron
Cimarron on April 7, 2014 at 6:49 pm

Mickey Rooney, 1963 “It’s A……” uploaded in Photo Section.

Cimarron
Cimarron on March 6, 2014 at 5:19 pm

Mid 60’s day time view pic added to Photo Section showing Cooper Theater on left side of street.

Don Eldredge
Don Eldredge on February 28, 2014 at 11:16 am

One of the many restorations of Gone With The Wind played there, I believe in 1966.

Cimarron
Cimarron on February 23, 2014 at 6:51 pm

See 1925 Liberty Theatre Ad for “Phantom of the Opera” in Photo Section with some bargain prices.

Cimarron
Cimarron on February 6, 2014 at 5:39 pm

1953 Pic of Harber added to Photo Section.

Mikeoaklandpark
Mikeoaklandpark on February 4, 2014 at 5:30 am

Wow this theater looks so much like the Gateway theater in Ft Lauderdale. Pull it up and see.

Cimarron
Cimarron on February 3, 2014 at 8:00 pm

Early Liberty Theatre Pic added to Photo Section.

Cimarron
Cimarron on January 18, 2014 at 7:02 pm

Pic of Cooper during Cinerama era added to photo section.

Cimarron
Cimarron on January 12, 2014 at 8:00 pm

Pic of Liberty Theater added to photo section

missmelbatoast
missmelbatoast on April 30, 2011 at 8:05 pm

A swell 1932 view of the Liberty Theatre.
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missmelbatoast
missmelbatoast on April 30, 2011 at 6:04 pm

In this 1940s image is an unusual view (far right) of the old Liberty Theatre,
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missmelbatoast
missmelbatoast on April 30, 2011 at 6:04 pm

In this 1940s image is an unusual view (far right) of the old Liberty Theatre,
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missmelbatoast
missmelbatoast on April 2, 2011 at 11:37 pm

Leftside of this 1930’s picture is the old Liberty Theatre
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missmelbatoast
missmelbatoast on April 1, 2011 at 11:59 am

An unusual but clear 1941 picture of this theatre when it was still called liberty can be seen by going above to cosmo’s Nov. 8, 2009 link and enter “elmer’s place bar”

raybradley
raybradley on March 25, 2011 at 4:30 pm

Off topic … above there are three comments on W. W. Ahlschlager who created NYC’s swanky Roxy Theatre. Take this shorcut to see a picture postcard of Oklahoma City’s Ramsey Tower, also designed by Ahlschlager.
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raybradley
raybradley on November 8, 2009 at 11:09 am

Apparently a billiard parlor was originally included within the Liberty layout. To view an exterior (c1920) shot of the Liberty Theatre type in the word “billiard” -
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If you wish, you can type in the name “Liberty” instead, but you’ll have to browse through a lot of other Liberty theatres, and a number of bank buildings.

raybradley
raybradley on October 12, 2009 at 4:01 pm

Presented on this site is a c1959 photo of the Cinerama Cooper Theater -
http://cinerama.topcities.com/coopercinerama.htm

raybradley
raybradley on October 12, 2009 at 11:28 am

Oops, Cooper Theater is seen PHOTO RIGHT in the above mentioned snapshot.

raybradley
raybradley on October 12, 2009 at 11:26 am

In response to Mr. Vogel’s 7/9/09 posting.
Though built shoulder to shoulder, the Warner Liberty Theatre lobby and auditorium were actually two seperate buildings. In 1950 a Modernistic structure replaced the original lobby. The 1915 auditorium was only remodeled (if stripping away all ornamentation could be considered remodeling). Lush drapes were installed, and a wall was built midway across the balcony to decrease balcony seating capacity by half.
Jeff Chapman’s 1970 snapshot from CT shows the Cooper auditorium and stagehouse on photo left-
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