Coronado Theater
4020 N. MacArthur Boulevard,
Oklahoma City,
OK
73122
4020 N. MacArthur Boulevard,
Oklahoma City,
OK
73122
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Operated by Barton Cinemas in association with Gene Autry Theatres, this rather large movie house was designed in sumptuous Spanish Colonial styling with peach tone stucco walls, tan & blue terra-cotta ornamentation, and a green tile roof.
Since the late 60’s this former theatre has operated as an upscale furniture store, but some original lavish interior decoration remain intact.
Well, golly gee, seems I forgot to mention that the Coronado was razed almost ten years ago to make way for a chain drug store.
Also known as Barton’s Coronado circa 1963.
I saw Liz Taylor in Cleopatra every Friday night for what seems like months in about 1965. Didn’t matter what was playing. This is where kids from Putman City Junior High would hang. I think that officially it was the town of Warr Acres, then. Had a balcony I remember. Not far away was Wedgewood Amusement Park, Lakeview Country Club, Coronado Bowling alley. David
I was one of the Putnam city junior high school kids in 1965 that hung around the Coronado. We called it the passion pit. If you were lucky you could get the stink finger. Homer English and I cleaned the joint after hours. I can’t remember the owner’s name. Anybody know