May Theatre

1515 N. May Avenue,
Oklahoma City, OK 73107

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RonnyJJones
RonnyJJones on March 21, 2006 at 3:39 pm

The May Theatre, on May Avenue, was built by Griffith Amusement Company, later called Video Independent Theatres, as a suburban neighborhood theatre playing second run product. In the late 50’s and early 60’s the May was given a facelift and began playing upscale first run “adult/art” fare. “The Graduate” and “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” both had long and profitable runs at the May. The May was a sister theatre to Video’s Will Rogers, also a suburban neighborhood theatre in Oklahoma City. By the time Martin Theatres (Carmike) bought Video Theatres the May and Will Rogers were history. The May should not be confused with the Mayflower Theatre,
which was located on 23rd Street. The May is still standing, but is now an antique mall.

lostmemory
lostmemory on March 19, 2006 at 4:41 pm

The “retail” that Cinematour has listed for the May theater is actually an antique dealer.

May Antique Center
1515 N. May Oklahoma City, OK 73107 405-947-4447 Mon. – Sat. 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM, Sun 1-5 80 quality dealers in historic May Theater.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on March 19, 2006 at 4:18 pm

Thanks LM. I was beginning to wonder until I saw your post and found the Mayflower on CT.

lostmemory
lostmemory on March 19, 2006 at 4:15 pm

CinemaTour lists a May Theater at the above address with the following info:

1941-1989
Architect(s): Jack Corgan; WH Schumacher
Current Use: Retail

It appears that the May and Mayflower theaters are different.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on March 19, 2006 at 4:15 pm

The Mayflower Theatre is listed on CT
/theaters/11076/

lostmemory
lostmemory on March 19, 2006 at 4:12 pm

The address for the Mayflower was 1133 NW 23rd St.