Tinker Drive-In
2301 N. Air Depot Boulevard,
Midwest City,
OK
73110
2301 N. Air Depot Boulevard,
Midwest City,
OK
73110
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Opened in the mid-1940’s, this was amoung the first drive-in theatres in the Oklahoma City metroplex. Everything within the compound was designed in a qausi-Aircraft Style, nicely landscaped, and probably had a 600 car capacity.
Today no trace of this former outdoor theatre remains.
Please jot down anything you may know about the Tinker Drive-In.
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Jeff Chapman
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On this site type in word “Tinker” to see a vintage 1949 photo of this drive-in.
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This is a comment given on Facebook for the drive-ins of Midwest City;
“In the 1950s MWC had two outdoor drive in theaters. The Bomber Drive In at the SW corner of Douglass & 15th Street & The Tinker Drive In West side of Air Depot at Adair Blvd.Both Theaters were busy on weekends.”
Using that information, the correct address for the Tinker Drive-in should be:
S Air Depot Blvd & Adair Blvd, Midwest City, OK 73110
Here is a 1954 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS:
http://flic.kr/p/9bG6P5
The address “2301 N. Air Depot Boulevard, Midwest City, OK” was way off, and there were no drive-ins on or near N. Air Depot Rd, according to 1954 aerial photos.
The S. Airport Rd address puts the drive-in just a few blocks away from Tinker AFB Airport, and there just happens to be a drive-in visible there in the 1954 aerial photo.
“2301 N. Air Depot Boulevard” might have been valid in 1950, but is does not map anywhere near the correct location today.