11th Street Drive-In
9897 E. 11th Street,
Tulsa,
OK
74128
9897 E. 11th Street,
Tulsa,
OK
74128
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Opened as the Hi-Way 66 Drive-In on August 21, 1947 with Dana Andrews in “Canyon Passage”. It was owned by Griffith Theatres. It later became part of the Video Independent Theaters Inc. The theatre was later renamed the 11th Street Drive-In in March 1964 and was twinned in March 1967. Last operated by Martin Theatres, it was operation until June 1983.
The theatre has been demolished and a church stands on the site of the former drive-in.
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Aerial View of the 11th Street Drive In from 1967.
http://tinyurl.com/kkjhnsy
Grand Opening Ad showing 1946’s “Canyon Passage” added to Photo Section.
Aerial here
With Deference to seymourcox The picture you link is of the Airview Drive-in in Tulsa, not the 66/11th Street DI.
There are two links to Rick Cohens aerial identification picture.
A somewhat more accurate address (at least for Google) is 9727 Route 66, Tulsa, OK. This marks the entrance to the property itself, not the intersection of which the drive-in was never located nor is next to like the storage company.
Today, God’s Shining Light Church sits on part of the property, but there is no trace of the drive-in remaining having been completely demolished shortly after it was closed. http://tinyurl.com/zwm4wlq
This might be the same drive-in (called 66 Drive-in) shown on page 135 of the book Legendary Route 66?
There is a “66 Drive-In” in Carthage, Missouri. Before it became the “11th Street Drive-In”, it was known as the “Hi-Way 66” in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
You can no longer use Route 66. This is now 9727 11th St. Tulsa OK 74128.
Please update.
A more accurate address is 9897 E 11th St, Tulsa, OK 74128. This points directly to the church which now sits in the middle of what used to be the drive-in.
For the record, Google Maps still use Route 66, so it is not outdated. Although most Tulsans (like me) refer to the road as 11th street.
The 1967 photo at HistoricAerials.com shows the Hi-Way 66 already twinned.