Comments about Capri Drive-In in Tulsa, OK

Kenmore on April 11, 2024 at 1:51 am

The marquee for the Capri Drive-In was the only remnant remaining. Having been repurposed for LKQ, a used auto parts store. It was still standing in January 2022, but by May it had been replaced. The original marquee might have been severely damaged by a storm which made replacing necessary.

rivest266 on December 6, 2022 at 4:18 pm

1971 trouble: Capri Drive-In X-rated movie ban 30 Oct 1971, Sat Tulsa World (Tulsa, Oklahoma) Newspapers.com

1977 trouble: Capri Drive-In in trouble 28 Jun 1977, Tue Tulsa World (Tulsa, Oklahoma) Newspapers.com

davidcoppock on December 6, 2022 at 11:01 am

Missmelbatoast, the drive-in theatre in Kellerberrin, Western Australia, Australia had had it’s own bus service that went the town before the movie screenings to pick up people, and drop them off at the drive-in theatre, and took them home afterwards too.

davidcoppock on June 6, 2019 at 2:39 pm

Opened on 27/4/1950 with 2 cartoons and “12 o'clock high”. The auto salvage yard is called Pull-a-part Auto Parts Yard.

MichaelKilgore on June 6, 2019 at 2:06 pm

The June 10, 1950 issue of BoxOffice said that the Sand Springs, owned by Line Amusement Co., had opened in May.

TLSLOEWS on May 1, 2010 at 1:45 am

Your the man Mike.

Mike Rogers on April 30, 2010 at 3:03 am

Yes.It parked 570 cars and was owned by LINE AMUSEMENTS.In 1956.

raybradley on June 17, 2009 at 11:49 pm

roadsideoklahoma web pages has further detail,
View link

shoeshoe14 on September 6, 2008 at 8:23 pm

Was mentioned in the documentary “Drive-In Movie Memories” in 2001.

missmelbatoast on September 10, 2007 at 5:15 am

As far as I know this was the only drive-in theatre in the nation with street car service that would drop patrons off at the gate -
View link

raybradley on June 4, 2007 at 5:02 pm

A tropical ambience permeated the Capri grounds. Mimosa trees, frothy ferns, and exotic foliage surrounded the porperty perimeter that formed a natural privacy fence.
From the Beryl Ford Collection comes this vintage view -
http://www.tulsalibrary.org/JPG/D3525.jpg

kencmcintyre on May 12, 2007 at 10:29 pm

The photo just above would have been taken in 1965.

seymourcox on April 28, 2007 at 5:00 pm

A nice marquee shot of the Capri Drive-In Theatre, before it started showing raunchy X-rated product.
http://www.tulsalibrary.org/JPG/B8206.jpg

raybradley on August 13, 2006 at 2:07 pm

This short cut takes you to a most interesting link containing historical facts and photos about every drive-in theatre that ever operated in Tulsa,
http://tulsatvmemories.com/aida.html

xxx on March 9, 2006 at 1:37 am

Use this for a direct route to when Capri Drive-In was an x-rated theatre;
http://tulsatvmemories.com/capri.html

xxx on October 22, 2005 at 5:10 pm

An eerie image of the old Capri Drive-In can be seen here;
http://tulsatvmemories.com

xxx on June 18, 2005 at 7:32 pm

Web site ‘Tulsa TV Memories’ has clear images of the CAPRI Drive-In.
Another web site, ‘Retro Tulsa Museum’ has postcard views of this and other Tulsa movie houses.

Capri Drive-In

7600 Charles Page Boulevard, Tulsa, OK 74101

7600 Charles Page Boulevard,
Tulsa, OK 74101