North Twin Drive-In
9425 Lewis and Clark Boulevard,
St. Louis,
MO
63136
9425 Lewis and Clark Boulevard,
St. Louis,
MO
63136
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No family operating a drive-in has been in the movie theatre business longer than the Wehrenbergs which owned and operated the North Twin.
The North Drive-In opened in 1948 as a single screen and in 1973 it was twinned. The drive-in closed in 2001 and was demolished a year later.
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Chuck Van Bibber
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This is another vintage view of the North Drive-In.
A series of homes have now been built on the site of this drive-in. If I ever move back to St. Louis, I’ll buy one of ‘em as a tribute to the North Twin.
It is so weird to drive down Lewis & Clark and to not see that marquee anymore. Heartbreaking!
North Drive-In opened in September 1948.
The building permit was issued to the Northside Amusement Company which was owned by Clarence and Francis Kaimann in addition to Fred Wehrenberg. The Kaimanns, in St. Louis exhibition, are remembered for their many theatres in North St. Louis.
Wow, the stories I could tell from my times at the North Twin…ummm, I’d better not….
The North became a twin in 1974, not 1973.
This photo was taken around the year 2000.
The North Twin was a short distance down Lewis & Clark from the Lewis & Clark Theatre.
For the record, the North Twin was the last remaining drive-in theater in St. Louis County when it closed in 2001.
another note, i was a projectionist at the north and it sat on more acre’s than any other …..50 acre’s the even covered the area on 367 where the gas station sat….
More pics (and movie ads) from the North Twin here: St. Louis Flashback Movie & Drive-In Theatres