66 Park-In
9438 Watson Road,
Crestwood,
MO
63126
9438 Watson Road,
Crestwood,
MO
63126
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The 66 Park-In opened in 1947 by Flexer Drive-In Theatres but was taken over the following season by Wehrenberg Theatres, which operated it until its closure. The 66 had a capacity of 800 cars.
Located on the Historic Highway 66, this drive-in was one of the first operated by Wehrenberg. It was a popular mainstay in the St. Louis area. It had the large playground like all other Wehrenberg drive-in theatres situated in front of the screen.
When you went into the drive-in, you were greeted with miles of neon lining the back side of the screen facing Watson Road (Highway 66) with the name of the theatre spelled out. It had a large concession area with four stations for quick service.
Sadly, the 66-Park-In closed in 1993 and was demolished in 1994 to make way for a shopping center.
Contributed by
Chuck Van Bibber
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I like my photos better.
Here is an undated color photo.
We used to hang out there a lot in the mid-80s. We usually sat around in the back of a coworker’s pick up truck and drank beer, and we ignored some true drive in classic films: Nightmare on Elm Street, Basket Case, The Last Dragon…
If I could go back in time to 1985, one of the first things I would do is spend an evening at the ol' 66.
This 1972 photo is from drive-ins.com:
http://tinyurl.com/7wp277
Last night of operation was October 17, 1993 with a bill of “The Program” and “The Good Son.”
All great pictures,once again thanks for putting them on.
Check out this posting to drive-ins.com that shows an ad from August of 1982 listing all Wehrenberg drive-ins at that time, including the 66:
http://www.drive-ins.com/pictures/motairw015.jpg
The name of the poster is Tim Haye. Does anyone know if he posts on this site? If so, could someone tell him to post that ad on Cinema Treasures as well…along with any other old ads he might have scanned?
More pics of the 66 here: St. Louis Flashback Movie & Drive-In Theatres
Incredible photo! I grew up there in the 60’s and never saw what the area across Route 66 looked like before they built Crestwwod Mall. I saw “Easy Rider” there!
My brother and I started a group on Facebook dedicated to this drive-in. Had many good times there. Here’s the link to the group:
https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/292939616371/?fref=ts