Liberty Theatre

Kewpie on May 25, 2012 at 12:57 am

The 1921, 1950, & 1954 Carnegie High School Yearbook ran display ads for the Liberty Theatre, owned by C.M. Hartman. ‘54 edition had a nice exterior photo, and by then Applewhite & Cox Theatres had taken over operations.

DonLewis on March 17, 2008 at 11:31 am

A 1992 photo of the Liberty Theater in Carnegie before the restoration work.

lostmemory on September 4, 2007 at 4:12 pm

A Wurlitzer theater organ opus 1776 style 100PL was installed in the Liberty Theater on 10/29/1927.

skyvue on December 18, 2006 at 7:35 pm

I drove down from OKC to see KING KONG at this theatre in December 2005 and found it underwhelming. The only thing that felt particularly vintage about it was the neon sign out front.

The older auditorium inside looks virtually the same as the two newer theatres that were added some years ago. There’s very little sense of a vintage cinema here. It definitely was not worth the lengthy drive from Oklahoma City.

Don’t get me wrong, it’s perfectly serviceable as a functioning theatre, but there’s little feeling of the old days here, the neon sign aside.

For a real vintage moviegoing experience, I recommend the Poncan in Ponca City. Now THERE’S a movie palace.

brentclarkf on May 9, 2005 at 6:03 pm

Now this one’s a success story!