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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More pics (and movie ads) from the North Twin here: St. Louis Flashback Movie & Drive-In Theatres
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….
For the record, the North Twin was the last remaining drive-in theater in St. Louis County when it closed in 2001.
The North Twin was a short distance down Lewis & Clark from the Lewis & Clark Theatre.
This photo was taken around the year 2000.
The North became a twin in 1974, not 1973.
Wow, the stories I could tell from my times at the North Twin…ummm, I’d better not….
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.
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!
This is another vintage view of the North Drive-In.
Here is a vintage photo of the North Drive-In.
I can confirm that the North Twin didn’t close in ‘98, as I remember taking a couple dates to movies there before I moved from St. Louis to Memphis, TN in early 2001.
The North Twin did not close in 1998. It showed its last movies in 2001 and was sold and torn down in 2002. Although its sale may have been related to Wehrenberg’s filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy, it didn’t close right after the company filed. See the following page to confirm: http://www.drive-ins.com/theater/motnort