Paweber, your comment about rain water getting in the lenses made me cringe. I suppose many film prints were destroyed at drive-ins with no protection from the elements other than a roof and varying degrees of walls. At the Woodstock drive-in in Edmond, I remember being appalled by the projection booth and equipment I saw.
Hey cinema14ken, I remember you from my days working at Johnson TV & Sound with Rick Gardner. I think it was you who invited us to a showing of Raiders of the Lost Ark late one night. (Not a currently showing film at the time.) Of all theatres in the area, that would by my first choice for one to restore and reopen showing repertoire and classic films with the awesome Norelco DP-70s.
This was the first theatre in Oklahoma I saw a movie in. It was The Gnome-mobile in 1967. My central Florida family was in Norman for about six weeks at the time. Had no idea I would come back in 1970 permanently. Saw many movies at the Shepherd Twin until it was no more. I, too, would very much like to see photos of the theatre.
In November, 2015 I was permitted to see the projection booth and I have included photos of the projectors. They were a mess. I cannot imagine film being run on them in this condition. The sound rack and rewind table with reel boxes were still there.
The theater is closed and has been for several years according to a waitress at High Street Pizza nearby. The appearance is as the photo shows with a few more pieces of gable metal missing. The above links are dead. Is the history referenced available elsewhere?
Paweber, your comment about rain water getting in the lenses made me cringe. I suppose many film prints were destroyed at drive-ins with no protection from the elements other than a roof and varying degrees of walls. At the Woodstock drive-in in Edmond, I remember being appalled by the projection booth and equipment I saw.
Wes, thank you for your research and interest in Oklahoma City area theatres!
Hey cinema14ken, I remember you from my days working at Johnson TV & Sound with Rick Gardner. I think it was you who invited us to a showing of Raiders of the Lost Ark late one night. (Not a currently showing film at the time.) Of all theatres in the area, that would by my first choice for one to restore and reopen showing repertoire and classic films with the awesome Norelco DP-70s.
This was the first theatre in Oklahoma I saw a movie in. It was The Gnome-mobile in 1967. My central Florida family was in Norman for about six weeks at the time. Had no idea I would come back in 1970 permanently. Saw many movies at the Shepherd Twin until it was no more. I, too, would very much like to see photos of the theatre.
The auditorium in August, 2018
Camera: Minolta SRT-101 with Kodak Ektar 100 film.
Thank you for posting booth photos. Always as interesting to me as other areas of the theater.
In November, 2015 I was permitted to see the projection booth and I have included photos of the projectors. They were a mess. I cannot imagine film being run on them in this condition. The sound rack and rewind table with reel boxes were still there.
The theater is closed and has been for several years according to a waitress at High Street Pizza nearby. The appearance is as the photo shows with a few more pieces of gable metal missing. The above links are dead. Is the history referenced available elsewhere?