Cinema Mayflower
1133 NW 23rd Street,
Oklahoma City,
OK
73111
1133 NW 23rd Street,
Oklahoma City,
OK
73111
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Firms: Sorey, Hill and Sorey
Functions: Restaurant
Styles: Streamline Moderne
Previous Names: Mayflower Theater
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The Mayflower Theater was opened April 12, 1938 with Bing Crosby in “Pennies From Heaven”. In 1968 it was renamed Cinema Mayflower and gradually began screening adult movies. It was closed in 1991. After closing it became a church. It is now a restaurant.
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Click the above link for a view of the Mayflower in 1975. Photo
courtesy of Jeff Chapman Collection.
I once rented a spotlight to Planet Earth club 1993-94? for a DEICIDE concert there. The entire back line (guitar amps) were running on an extension cord and plugged into the projection booth. Seventy five feet of extension cord WAY overloaded gets HOT!!! :) It kept popping the breaker when I would run the little spotlight and the lead singer of the death metal band Deicide told the crowd over the sound system he was going to sacrafice me to the devil if it went off again. Wow I loved those days… And I didn’t get paid.
Now a Chinese Buffet, this site has photos of a snow covered Mayflower Cinema,
http://www.roadsideoklahoma.com/node/526
Modern day view of former Mayflower Cinema,
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The Mayflower theatre was a soft core porn theatre until the end. They had tried to convert to showing video presentations, as the 35mm soft porn supply had dried up and died. They did a scant business for about a year before going belly up.
I was the last union projectionist there for (IATSE local 380).
Their business was not very good, as on a good day, they might sell 30 tickets.
Wesley Horton AIDA
Does anyone remember the Mayflower Lounge that used to be next door to the cinema? I understand it burned down in ‘62 or '63. Thanks.
went there in high school, that’s where I saw my first X-rated movie
NeonSky, your link takes you to hotels, no photo of the former theatre. Other links are dead links.
Pic added to photo section showing original neon sign.
This opened on April 12th, 1938. Grand opening ad posted.
Mayflower theatre opening Tue, Apr 12, 1938 – 13 · The Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) · Newspapers.com