Here’s the Kiva in 1995. Comparing the 21st century shots, it’s too bad some of the detail of the marquee and building paint accents have been removed since then. View link
Here’s the Tascosa in 1994 – closed and falling into ruin. I recall driving through Amarillo a few years later and noticing that the drive-in appeared to have become an RV park. So I’m glad to see it’s been restored and showing movies once again! View link View link
For a few years, this was OKC’s highest grossing theater, even though it was located on the economically lesser south side of town. A photo of the Almonte from the mid-1990s: View link
Here’s the Valley Plaza the week it re-opened following the spring 1994 earthquake:
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The Cal as it appeared in spring 1996:
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The California as it appeared in 1997:
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Here’s the Skyline in 1989 – a Colorado outpost of Gotham City!
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Here’s the Kiva in 1995. Comparing the 21st century shots, it’s too bad some of the detail of the marquee and building paint accents have been removed since then.
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The Serf (I always wondered how it got that name)as it appeared in 1995:
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Here’s the Tascosa in 1994 – closed and falling into ruin. I recall driving through Amarillo a few years later and noticing that the drive-in appeared to have become an RV park. So I’m glad to see it’s been restored and showing movies once again!
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The Tower in 1996:
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The Kimo in the early 1990s:
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The Wareham in 1991:
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The El Raton plays Adam Sandler’s starring debut in 1995:
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Not the greatest photos, but here’s the Crest in 1989 – with a hit on their hands!
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Glad to hear the Fox has been rehabilitated! Here it’s looking a little forlorn in the spring of 1994:
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The Beacon, looking good in spring 1993:
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The Riviera, still open on the weekends in the winter of 1994:
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The Plaza – falling apart in 1994:
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A couple of shots of the venerable Winchester Drive-In as it prepared for a rehab in 1994:
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The May as an antique mall in 1994:
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According to the info above, the Zia’s movie days ended in 1995 – which is when this shot was taken:
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The vanished Redskin as it appeared in 1994 – the top of the marquee has disappeared:
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The Vogue – taken over by accountants! A shot taken in December 1996:
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Is the false front still there? Next time I drive into western Kansas, I’ll have to check. Here’s the Sherman in 1989:
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And a shot of the Hollywood, waiting for a new tenant:
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The State was still for sale in 1993 – but it’s now a lawyer’s office!
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For a few years, this was OKC’s highest grossing theater, even though it was located on the economically lesser south side of town. A photo of the Almonte from the mid-1990s:
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