South Twin Drive-In
2516 Lemay Ferry Road,
St. Louis,
MO
63125
2516 Lemay Ferry Road,
St. Louis,
MO
63125
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Bears are WILD ANIMALS. They are not pets, and are not for display. Note to Fred Krueger: YOU MAKE ME SICK. - Dave Lounder (DaLo Animal Rescue)
Demolished April 23, 1984 – Bulldozers were tearing down the South Twin Drive-In at Lemay Ferry and Buckley. Wehrenberg Theaters President Ron Krueger said that the land would be much more valuable when developed into a supermarket. Per Vintage St. Louis & Route 66 Facebook page.
Opened with “Magnificent Osession” and “Naked alibi”.
“Could you take a nice 500-pound bear or two into your home or drive-in zoo? You can get one or both free of charge. One is named Louis, age 6, and the other is slightly younger. They are now on display at the South Twin Drive-In in St. Louis County, a unit of the Fred Wehrenberg circuit. The bears were brought to St. Louis from Minnesota as cubs by Fred Krueger, president of the circuit. Ed Spradlin, manager of the drive-in, will gladly show the bears, who will make nice pets, to any prospective adoptive owners. Call Spradlin at VIctor 3-9675 after 5:00 p.m.” —Boxoffice, May 16, 1960
The happy ending was reported in the Aug. 1, 1960 Boxoffice. Spradlin placed the bears, Louie and Suzy, with a small zoo in Hayti MO.
“The Wehrenberg-Krueger theatre interests will construct a 1,000-car twin-screen drive-in at a cost of about $350,000, to be opened early in 1954. It will be located at Lemay and Ferry and Buckley road and named the South Drive-In.” —BoxOffice, Sept. 19, 1953
Back in the mid 70’s, before we were old enough to drive, we used to walk along the north side of the property to the back screen and jump the fence and come in. We’d sit outside the snack building and hit on the girls. Don’t know why there aren’t more drive in theaters, as they were lots of fun for all ages.
Does anyone have a picture of the bear cage?
This was the hot spot in the 60’s Johnny Rabbitt would broadcast from the drive-in What great memories
November 19th, 1954 grand opening ad in photo section.
Lots of pics & ads for the South Twin here: St. Louis Flashback Movie & Drive-In Theatres
Verifiable information: venue closed November 1983.
Architect was Edward F. Gordon.
Facility opened in 1954.