Apache Drive-In
3604 E. Apache Street,
Tulsa,
OK
74115
3604 E. Apache Street,
Tulsa,
OK
74115
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The Apache Drive-In opened in 1958 and was owned and operated by I. Snyder. It was a single screen with a car capacity of 200. It closed in 1979 and was later demolished.
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I believe you can still see part of the sign, or some such remnant, of the theatre. It’s on the south side of Apache Street, right across from Tulsa Community College Northeast Campus.
Apache Drive-In was built for Tulsa’s African American community;
http://tulsatvmemories.com/aida.html
Address was:
3604 E Apache St
Tulsa, OK 74115
The Apache was opened by L. E. Snyder July 7th 1948. was closed in 1983. It had a large playground complete with a miniature golf course and dance patio. The rides were built by Robert Bell, who later built Bells Amusement park here in Tulsa. They had a replica Crosley fire engine that they gave rides around the lot to children. The theatre had 12 ramps. I worked there during my HS years in the late 60’s and my dad was a ticket seller. Originally it was a black theatre and later catered to whites only until intergration.
A Rusted piece of the old Marquee is all that is left of the theatre.