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66 West Twin Drive-In Theatre
1999 Photo from the Adam Martin collection
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Highway 66 W
Weatherford OK 73096
(580) 774-2428
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| Record #2716 |
Opened: January 7, 1967
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Capacity: 346 cars
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| Also Known As: 40 West |
Information for this tour was contributed by Adam Martin. The 40 West opened on January 7, 1967. In its current configuration, the 30x68-foot East screen parks 208 cars and the 29x56-foot West screen parks 138.
Early in 1999, I had the pleasure of reopening this drive-in. It had been closed for 18 years! I practically abandoned my theatre in Muskogee for a chance to work on this project with the manager of the Showest 3.
The project started with me sneaking out of my theater with a couple of employees and driving from Muskogee to Weatherford to do some preliminary clean-up work to determine if I was crazy enough to try to convince the President of the company to let me do it.
After convincing the manager at the Showest 3 that it could work and that he would be able to run both theaters at the same time, we ganged up on the president and convinced him we were both insane and he gave us a budget and timeframe. We went over budget after deciding at the last minute to reopen BOTH screens right away, instead of waiting until mid-summer for the second, but we opened in time for summer product!
Opening weekend featured the classic Grease shown to a packed lot. The reopening of the ozoner has been well-received by the community.
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