Rancho Drive-In
East Alameda Street and Rancho Drive,
Norman,
OK
East Alameda Street and Rancho Drive,
Norman,
OK
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The Rancho Drive-In was one of two drive-ins in Norman. It has been demolished and has been replaced by a large shopping center.
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The Rancho Drive-In was operated by Video Independent Theatres of Oklahoma City. In the 1970’s an indoor theatre—-the Cinema East was built adjacent to the drive-in.
In 1975 the Rancho Drive-In had a capacity for 352 cars.
Norman’s Rancho Drive-In was a typical outdoor cinema. All structures were gray, constructed of zinc sheet metal. There was no landscaping to speak of. Below site has interesting info -
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To see a 1953 photo of the Rancho, on below site type in word “Rancho”,View link
Modern shots of the former Rancho Drive-In Theatre can be seen on this link,
http://www.roadsideoklahoma.com/node/133