Okaw Drive-In
600 S. Vine Street,
Camargo,
IL
61919
600 S. Vine Street,
Camargo,
IL
61919
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The Okaw Drive-In was opened by Thomas G. Falk in 1952. By November 1953 it was operated by George B. Barber of the Strand Theatre, Tuscola. Now a private residence.
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Thomas G. Falk, head of Okay Drive-In Theater, Inc., told the Mattoon Journal Gazette on Feb. 6, 1952 that construction would “begin within a week”. It was on a 14-acre tract with room for expansion from its initial 300-car capacity. Other members of the corporation included Mrs. Eileen M. Falk, Jack Taylor and Mrs. Corma Jane Taylor.
Why the name Okaw?
“George Barber has purchased the Okaw Drive-in on Highway 36 near Camargo from Tomey Falk and Jack Taylor of Mattoon.” —BoxOffice, Nov. 21, 1953