North Penn Twin Drive-In
122nd Street and Pennsylvania Avenue,
Oklahoma City,
OK
73102
122nd Street and Pennsylvania Avenue,
Oklahoma City,
OK
73102
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The North Penn opened in 1963. It appears to have closed in the mid 70s.
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Ken McIntyre
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The drive-in was built near a sewage plant. Apparently the smell didn’t jibe with popcorn and jujubes:
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In 1975 car capacity was 1,100.
It opened May 22, 1963. It closed for good at the end of the 1974 season, and never reopened for the 75 season. Kencmcintyre is correct in that the opening of a sewage plant near the theatre was the main thing leading to it’s failure. R.L. Barton attempted to sue the city, as well as spraying pleasant smelling fragrances around the perimeter before the shows.
Sewage treatment plants killed two drive in theatres in OKC, the Fairpark and the North Penn Twin.
Wesley Horton AIDA
Approx. address for this drive-in was 12118 North Pennsylvania Avenue. Now Security Self Storage.