Starlite Drive-In
2705 N. Harrison Street,
Shawnee,
OK
74801
2705 N. Harrison Street,
Shawnee,
OK
74801
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Motion Picture Herald, Aug. 9, 1952: “The Starlite theatre, Shawnee, Okla., as an added attraction, has on display a 130 pound hard shell turtle estimated to be 300 years old.”
The Jones Theatres site says the Starlite opened in 1947, but this note from the July 17, 1948 issue of BoxOffice disagrees: “Griffith’s Starlite Drive-In at Shawnee and the Skyway Drive-In at Seminole opened recently.”
A more accurate address for this theater is 2705 N. Harrison Street, Shawnee OK 74801. Half of the property is now Cinema Centre 8.
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Oklahoma Historical Society has a vintage view of the Starlie Drive-In. To see picture type in word “Starlite”,
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The Starlite Drive-In was built by Griffith Theatres in 1947. Griffith Theatres became Video Independent Theatres in the early 1950’s. In 1954 Jones Theatres, Inc. partnered with Video in the ownership of the Starlite. In 1980 the Starlite became a triplex with the indoor Cinema Centre Twin sharing a common lobby, concessions area and a new projection booth. The drive-in sported a giant 90-foot CinemaScope screen as well as a full cafeteria style concession. In 1987 the drive-in closed and the property was used to expand the indoor twin to an eight screen complex. The Cinema Centre 8 is still operating today. For a photo of the Starlite, see the history page of the Jones Theatres website at www.jonestheatres.com