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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » Missouri » Crestwood » 66 Park-In

66 Park-In

Crestwood, MO
9438 Watson Road
, Crestwood, MO 63126 United States
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Status: Closed/Demolished
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Art Moderne
Function: Unknown
Seats: Unknown
Chain: Unknown
Architect: William Mills
Firm: Unknown
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The 66 Park-In opened in 1947 by Flexer Drive-In Theatres but was taken over the following season by Wehrenberg Theatres, which operated it until its closure. The 66 had a capacity of 800 cars.

Located on the Historic Highway 66, this drive-in was one of the first operated by Wehrenberg. It was a popular mainstay in the St. Louis area. It had the large playground like all other Wehrenberg drive-in theatres situated in front of the screen.

When you went into the drive-in, you were greeted with miles of neon lining the back side of the screen facing Watson Road (Highway 66) with the name of the theatre spelled out. It had a large concession area with four stations for quick service.

Sadly, the 66-Park-In closed in 1993 and was demolished in 1994 to make way for a shopping center.
Contributed by Chuck Van Bibber

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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.
posted by JAlex on Nov 25, 2004 at 9:02am
The 66 Park In was a single screen.
posted by Chuck1231 on Dec 7, 2004 at 11:48am
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!
posted by D. Snow on Mar 27, 2005 at 6:07pm
Old photo of the 66 Park-In theater can be seen here.
posted by Lost Memory on Oct 19, 2005 at 4:49pm
This is another vintage photo of the 66 Park-In.

posted by Lost Memory on Jun 24, 2007 at 7:57pm
Here is a photo circa 1988:
http://tinyurl.com/4ssssc
posted by ken mc on Apr 5, 2008 at 6:58am
I like my photos better.

posted by Lost Memory on Apr 5, 2008 at 7:17am
Here is an undated color photo.

posted by Lost Memory on Dec 13, 2008 at 2:47pm
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.
posted by rickoshea on Jan 9, 2009 at 10:52am
This 1972 photo is from drive-ins.com:
http://tinyurl.com/7wp277
posted by ken mc on Jan 9, 2009 at 11:06am
Last night of operation was October 17, 1993 with a bill of "The Program" and "The Good Son."
posted by JAlex on Aug 25, 2009 at 2:11pm
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