CinemaTour - Search Results (http://www.cinematour.com/results.php) ***You will need to choose "Location" where it says "Cinema" and type in "Oklahoma" to show the list.*** That site has clickable links on a lot of the different movie theaters that will show you pictures and interesting facts.


I probably went to half of them in my younger years. That site brings back so many fond memories................. Good times!

Here is an old list from that site:

Oklahoma City, OK 14 Flags Drive-In Theatre 9901 S Western Ave (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK 77 Drive-In Theatre 9301 S Shields Blvd (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK AcademiX Cinema 17 N Harvey (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Agnew Theatre 2821 S Agnew Ave (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Airline Drive-In Theatre Newcastle Rd (CLOSED)


Oklahoma City, OK Aldridge Theatre 303 NE Second St (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Almonte Cinema Six 2956 SW 59th St (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Bison Theatre 1314 NE 23rd St (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Blue Moon Theatre 2203 Exchange (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Britton Theatre 222 E Britton Rd (CLOSED)


Oklahoma City, OK Hollywood Theatres Brixton Square 8 7101 NW Expressway St
Oklahoma City, OK Capitol Theatre 308 W Main St (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Carter Theatre (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Chieftain Theatre 3400 SW 29th St (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Cinema 66 Drive-In Theatre 5801 N Eastern Ave (CLOSED)


Oklahoma City, OK Cinema 70 Drive-In Theatre 5501 NW Expressway St (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Cinema Mayflower 1133 NW 23rd St (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Circle Drive-In Theatre 9000 NW Tenth St (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Circle Theatre 2510 S Robinson St (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Civic Center Music Hall


Oklahoma City, OK Colonial Theatre 111 W Grand (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Continental Theatre 5725 N May Ave (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Coronado Theatre (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Criterion Theatre 118 W Main St (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Regal Cinemas Crossroads 16 1211 E Interstate 240


Oklahoma City, OK Interstate Theatres Crossroads Movies 8 7400 S Prospect
Oklahoma City, OK Delmar Garden Theatre 311 Klein Ave (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Dive Inn Theatre SW 29th St (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Eastside Theatre 720 N Bath (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Empress Theatre 111 W Main St (CLOSED)


Oklahoma City, OK Fair Park Drive-In Theatre (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Folly Theatre 125 W Grand (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK French Market Twin Theatre 6300 N May Ave (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Frontier Theatre 2400 NW 39th St (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Gaiety Theatre 215 W Reno Ave (CLOSED)


Oklahoma City, OK Gem Theatre 217 N Broadway Ave (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Hillcrest Drive-In Theatre 3310 SW 59th St (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Isis Theatre 124 W Reno Ave (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Jewel Theatre 904 NE Fourth St (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Joy Theatre 219 W Reno Ave (CLOSED)


Oklahoma City, OK Knob Hill Theatre 456 Commerce St
Oklahoma City, OK Lake Air Drive-In Theatre NW 39th St & N Meridian Ave (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Lakeshore Mall 8 4247 NW 63rd St (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Lakeside Theatre 5950 N May Ave (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Liberty Theatre 19 N Robinson (CLOSED)


Oklahoma City, OK Lyric Theatre 227 N Robinson (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Market Theatre 311 Klein Ave (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK May Theatre 1515 N May Ave (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Memorial Square 8 Theatres 13758 N Pennsylvania Ave (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Theatre 308 W Grand (CLOSED)


Oklahoma City, OK Midwest Theatre 16 N Harvey (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Noble Theatre 415 Couch Dr
Oklahoma City, OK Interstate Theatres North Park Cinema 7 12100 N May Ave
Oklahoma City, OK North Penn Twin Drive-In Theatre 122nd Ave (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Northwest 8 8490 NW Expressway St (CLOSED)


Oklahoma City, OK Northwest Hi-Way Drive-In Theatre 3101 NW Expressway St (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Novelty Theatre 124 W Grand (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Odom Drive-In Theatre 9301 S Shields Blvd (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK OK Theatre 115 W First St (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Olympic Theatre 108 W Main St (CLOSED)


Oklahoma City, OK Omnidome Theater 2100 NE 52nd St
Oklahoma City, OK Park Terrace Theatre 5870 S Western Ave (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Dickinson Theatres Penn Square 10 1901 NW Expressway #2100
Oklahoma City, OK Penn Theatre 1212 N Pennsylvania Ave (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Pix Theatre 206 W Reno Ave (CLOSED)


Oklahoma City, OK Plaza Theater 1725 NW 16th St (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK AMC Theatres Quail Springs 24 2501 W Memorial
Oklahoma City, OK Quail Springs Cinema 6 14001 Joel McDonald Rd (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Quail Twin Theatre 9500 N May Ave (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Redding 4 (CLOSED)


Oklahoma City, OK Redskin Theatre 822 SW 29th St (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Reno Theatre 121 W Reno Ave (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Rialto Theatre 131 W Grand (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Ritz Theater 1012 NE 13th St (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Riviera Drive-In Theatre 8 SE 59th St (CLOSED)


Oklahoma City, OK Rodeo Theatre 2223 Exchange Ave (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Shepherd Twin Theatre 2400 Villa Ave (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Shields Plaza 8 7301 S Shields Blvd (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Shriners Theatre 621 N Robinson Ave (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Skyview Drive-In Theatre 1133 NE 23rd St (CLOSED)


Oklahoma City, OK Sooner Theatre 125 W Grand (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Sooner Twin Drive-In Theatre SE 29th St & Sooner (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK South Shields Mall Twin (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK State Theater 20 N Robinson Ave (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Three Ball Cinema NW Tenth St & Meridian Ave (CLOSED)


Oklahoma City, OK Tinker Drive-In Theatre 2301 N Air Depot Blvd (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Cinemark Theatres Tinseltown USA 20 6001 Martin Luther King Blvd
Oklahoma City, OK Tower Theatre 425 NW 23rd St (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Twilight Gardens Drive-In Theatre 2209 NW Britton Rd (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Uptown Theatre 1212 N Hudson (CLOSED)


Oklahoma City, OK Victoria Theatre 1901 Classen (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Villa Theatre 2515 NW 23rd St (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Warner Theatre 213 W Grand (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Wes-Ten Theatre 3925 NW Tenth St (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK West Park Cinema (CLOSED)


Oklahoma City, OK Westwood Theatre 5956 NW 23rd St (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Will Rogers Theatre 4322 N Western Ave (CLOSED)
Oklahoma City, OK Winchester Drive-In Theatre 6930 S Western Ave
Oklahoma City, OK Regal Cinemas Windsor Hills 10 4625 NW 23rd St
Oklahoma City, OK Yale Theatre 239 Commerce St (CLOSED)

Another great link:
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Hey Frisky I can see you are an old theatre buff. Sure is sad to see the lists with almost all stating closed and worse ,demolished. Used to go to the movies a lot ,but went for the first time in about four years last week . It was a new place in Port Orange Fl.,one of the Hollywood chain multiplex thingies. Yes it was nice,it was clean ,the stadium seating is really comfy. But, also homogenized,and,,,,,um,,,soulless. And because of a current lack of courtsey in people ,cell phones ringing then the user yakking away on it ,groups of teenagers yakking away,and management seems to care less. Remember when there were ushers that would take care of that.
Anyway there are a few of the old theatres being saved. One sucess story in my area is the "Athens" in Deland Fl. It took them several years to get it restored,funding issues mostly. But now it is finished and they have classic movies and live music shows. I know it is on the other side of the world but check out their website some time,might make a smile. I see they must have done something similar to the old "Knob Hill", I went there quite a few times around 1960.

Oklahoma City, OK Hollywood Theatres Brixton Square 8 7101 NW Expressway St

This one's gone now, too.

I grew up at NW 24th and Villa, and could see the rear of the old Villa Theater from our front porch. We used to dread whenever they'd show a new big film (several of the Bond films come to mind), because there was almost no parking by the theater, so people would park on both sides of our street. Some of our neighbors had their driveways blocked by unthinking moviegoers.

The owner of the theater bought up and demolished some homes on NW 24th, adjacent to the theater, with the intent of building a parking lot. Fortunately, the city refused to rezone the property (after plenty of protests from the other homeowners on the street). Those properties sat vacant long after the theater closed and the building demolished. It's just been in the last 5 years or so that new homes have been built on those vacant lots.

SOMEBODY HELP ME OUT HERE...THERE WAS A THEATER BY THE CIVIC CENTER...WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THAT THEATER??????Please....

SOMEBODY HELP ME OUT HERE...THERE WAS A THEATER BY THE CIVIC CENTER...WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THAT THEATER??????Please.... The Center Theatre

And yet another great link for old Oklahoma movie theatre pictures and information:

http://okhistory.cuadra.com/starweb3/b.archives/servlet.starweb3?path=b.archives/STARArchives.public.web Type "theatre" in the search box and click "search".

Thanks for the link FRISKY! I will be there for days.

DOes anybody have any pictures from the Sooner Twin Drivein from Del City? There's still what I think was the projection booth's structure on the property.

SOMEBODY HELP ME OUT HERE...THERE WAS A THEATER BY THE CIVIC CENTER...WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THAT THEATER??????Please....

Yep - The Centre. It's actually still there....sorta. The box office is original and much of the lobby is original. It's the home of the OKC Museum of Art Noble Theater.

What amazes me is when I counted which of the theaters listed I had gone to there were 48 of them. I never realized how much time I spent at movies but I know I always went at least once or twice a week when I was young. It's interesting that a few theaters that I went to aren't listed like the Criterion and the Centre.

What amazes me is when I counted which of the theaters listed I had gone to there were 48 of them. I never realized how much time I spent at movies but I know I always went at least once or twice a week when I was young. It's interesting that a few theaters that I went to aren't listed like the Criterion and the Centre.

The Warner, State and Cooper aren't listed either.

they're not so old, but i didn't see reding (~sw 36th & western) or southpark (sw 44th & may) on the list. -M

So was the Criterion the most classy out of all the old time theaters? Many cities have an old theater that has been renovated,like the Fox in St. Louis.Does OKC have anything like that?

So was the Criterion the most classy out of all the old time theaters? Many cities have an old theater that has been renovated,like the Fox in St. Louis.Does OKC have anything like that?

The Criterion was like that and amazing. The sad thing is that when I went there I was really too young to appreciate the building. It was just a movie theater to me and I was there for the movie.

The Warner, State and Cooper aren't listed either.

The State Theater and the Warner Theater are on the list. The Cooper Theater in earlier years was also called the Liberty and Harber Theater so it is listed under another name.

I remember the old Warr Acres Theater. Not sure if it's still there. It was a block or two north of NW 39th st on MacArthur. I still remember a film I saw there around 1969 or so. It was call "Dark of the Sun". Sticks in my mind for some reason.

Mike

Another theater not mentioned on the list was The Solider Creek Drive-in. It was on the SW corner of S Douglas Blvd. and SE 15th. The old sign was moved years ago and repainted. It now stands rusted and faded on N Westminster and NW Minster.

Another theater not mentioned on the list was The Solider Creek Drive-in. It was on the SW corner of S Douglas Blvd. and SE 15th. The old sign was moved years ago and repainted. It now stands rusted and faded on N Westminster and NW Minster.

Only theater that seemed you were going into a hole to watch a movie. Come to think of it, you did.

I only went in to the Rialto one time. I remember it as a small kinda seedy place downtown. I saw Joe Namath in CC & Company.

C-CC Ri--der-Just see-- what you have done. Oooh C-CC Rider

Anyone remember that movie? One of the stupidest movies I have ever seen and Joe is a horrible actor.But he did get the girl.

I only went in to the Rialto one time. I remember it as a small kinda seedy place downtown. I saw Joe Namath in CC & Company.

C-CC Ri--der-Just see-- what you have done. Oooh C-CC Rider

Anyone remember that movie? One of the stupidest movies I have ever seen and Joe is a horrible actor.But he did get the girl. I saw the movie and it was bad,

The Criterion was like that and amazing. The sad thing is that when I went there I was really too young to appreciate the building. It was just a movie theater to me and I was there for the movie.

It wasn't too long ago that the Seats from the Criterion were sold...They were in a building downtown on the South side of I-40......I started to buy a set of them but really had no where to store them...

It wasn't too long ago that the Seats from the Criterion were sold...They were in a building downtown on the South side of I-40......I started to buy a set of them but really had no where to store them...

Wouldn't you say "The "Cooper" had to be the the most modern and "classy" theater in town?

Wouldn't you say "The "Cooper" had to be the the most modern and "classy" theater in town?

It was quite the place after it was remodeled into a "Cinerama" theater. I'm don't think it could have ever outdone the Criterion for class though.

Wouldn't you say "The "Cooper" had to be the the most modern and "classy" theater in town?

I agree that the Criterion was the classiest theater in town, but the Continental was by far the most modern for its time, with reclining seats (they actually just leaned back a little) and the big screen. The building is still there although it hasn't been a theater for a long time.

I agree that the Criterion was the classiest theater in town, but the Continental was by far the most modern for its time, with reclining seats (they actually just leaned back a little) and the big screen. The building is still there although it hasn't been a theater for a long time.

I agree, the Continental was "state of the art" at the time it was built.

Anyone remember the University Theater in Norman...right by Jack's Five and Ten way back in the day...?

Anyone remember the University Theater in Norman...right by Jack's Five and Ten way back in the day...?

I went there a few times but it wasn't on my normal theater circuit even though I grew up in Norman.

I went there a few times but it wasn't on my normal theater circuit even though I grew up in Norman.

I went all the time--they always had two atomic radiation mutant movies every Saturday...saw them all and sat on the front row with all the die-hards...it was a marvelous place with **zero** adults in the theater...

Unfortunately I think they finally tore down the Continental. There's still one left in Denver. The original theater has been preserved inside a megaplex.

I agree, the Continental was "state of the art" at the time it was built.

Most amazing thing I saw there was 2001 (not during its original run, some re-issue of it), can't remember what year, though.

Unfortunately I think they finally tore down the Continental. There's still one left in Denver. The original theater has been preserved inside a megaplex.

The Continental was a GREAT theater...saw "Yellow Submarine" there--first run...great snack bar too...

I went all the time--they always had two atomic radiation mutant movies every Saturday...saw them all and sat on the front row with all the die-hards...it was a marvelous place with **zero** adults in the theater...

I went there a few times but it wasn't on my normal theater circuit even though I grew up in Norman.

There were not many choices in Norman in those days...(I am talking 1950's here, when Norman had 25,000 folks)

I went there a few times but it wasn't on my normal theater circuit even though I grew up in Norman.

There were not many choices in Norman in those days...(I am talking 1950's here, when Norman had 25,000 folks)

I agree there weren't many options in Norman then and that's one of the reasons that most of my movie going was in OKC even though I grew up there and didn't leave until after I started school at OU. Most of my parents' friends and relatives were in OKC so that's where we went most weekends. The theater situation improved a little when I was in college in the late 60's so I didn't have to leave town quite so much. Besides the Boomer there was a twin theater I could walk to from my fraternity house in the small shopping area just on the SW side of the campus.

I agree there weren't many options in Norman then and that's one of the reasons that most of my movie going was in OKC even though I grew up there and didn't leave until after I started school at OU. Most of my parents' friends and relatives were in OKC so that's where we went most weekends. The theater situation improved a little when I was in college in the late 60's so I didn't have to leave town quite so much. Besides the Boomer there was a twin theater I could walk to from my fraternity house in the small shopping area just on the SW side of the campus.

You must remember the Berkowitz's...Wendy and her husband--and their Campus Corner antics...and the Gothic horror of a soda at Liberty Drug...you must have been a regular at the miniature golf course in that area as well...Heisman was the theaters (itty-bitty theaters with roll-up screens on a easel)...right?

You must remember the Berkowitz's...Wendy
I remember a Wendy Berlowitz (I think) who was a grad assistant in the English department when I was in school at OU. One day she decided to read a poem to her class that I think she authored but I could have that part wrong. Apparently she felt the recitation would be more effective if she performed in the nude.

It pretty much made a significant impression on quite a few people as I recall.

Seems like she had a husband or boyfriend or something who was also rather unique and maybe a father or father-in-law or something that was a professor. But I no longer remember the details.

I remember a Wendy Berlowitz (I think) who was a grad assistant in the English department when I was in school at OU. One day she decided to read a poem to her class that I think she authored but I could have that part wrong. Apparently she felt the recitation would be more effective if she performed in the nude.

It pretty much made a significant impression on quite a few people as I recall.

Seems like she had a husband or boyfriend or something who was also rather unique and maybe a father or father-in-law or something that was a professor. But I no longer remember the details.

Her husband was an acid-head back then--I think he either taught or did "research" (hysterical laughing) at OU...she auctioned her clothes one day on Campus Corner shortly after that incident in class--did get arrested for that...the Norman D.A. was miffed because none of the students who saw her disrobe in class were willing to press charges...

Her husband was an acid-head back then--I think he either taught or did "research" (hysterical laughing) at OU...she auctioned her clothes one day on Campus Corner shortly after that incident in class--did get arrested for that...the Norman D.A. was miffed because none of the students who saw her disrobe in class were willing to press charges...
I am remembering a bit more as I think back. I think maybe the incident in the classroom happened after I graduated in 1970. I think it made the paper and maybe there was even a reporter present or something. Her husband was a genius kind of guy I think.

I am remembering a bit more as I think back. I think maybe the incident in the classroom happened after I graduated in 1970. I think it made the paper and maybe there was even a reporter present or something. Her husband was a genius kind of guy I think.

The incident happened in 1970, I think...her husband was another of those so-called "bright" people who accomplished nothing and was a drug-crazed lunatic--as was she--to a lesser extent. They were last seen by me--panhandling on Campus Corner...

I miss the old commonwealth theaters that I grew up with. Northpark, Quail Twin and French Market. I know they weren't flashy, but being a kid and seeing the big event moviest there made an impact.

I miss the old commonwealth theaters that I grew up with. Northpark, Quail Twin and French Market. I know they weren't flashy, but being a kid and seeing the big event moviest there made an impact.

Ah yes, Quail Twin was a nice theatre - seeing Midway in Sensurround was very cool. Also saw Hendrix and Zeppelin midnight movies there, they did have a nice sound system (I think, assuming my memories are accurate) and biiiig screens. Saw some Andy Warhol 3-D movies at French Market. Waited in line for hours to see one of the original Star Wars trilogy (Empire or Jedi, can't remember) on the big screen at Northpark.

The Center Theatre

Awesome place back in the day, can't forget the first time I watched 'refer madness" it was at the Center Theatre. (of course, that was back in my heathen days)

You must remember the Berkowitz's...Wendy and her husband--and their Campus Corner antics...and the Gothic horror of a soda at Liberty Drug...you must have been a regular at the miniature golf course in that area as well...Heisman was the theaters (itty-bitty theaters with roll-up screens on a easel)...right?

Exactly, I do remember all of that. Most of it had been put back in a dark corner of my mind for many years, though. LOL

Exactly, I do remember all of that. Most of it had been put back in a dark corner of my mind for many years, though. LOL

No doubt you repressed it...and not a bad idea...

I saw Star Wars at North Park, Empire (several times) at Quail Twin, the trailer for Jedi at GC Quail Springs and finally Jedi at Northpark on the last day of school when I was in 4th grade. We rode our bikes from school to Northpark. The big theatre was packed and the employees were posted at the four corners of the theater with walkie talkies. I assume they were making sure the school kids behaved themselves.

Also saw Jedi at Northpark

Too young to remember where I saw Empire, but I do remember seeing it

Shields plaza 8 was the place i went as a young kid, i loved standing outside in the cold lines with my sister and parents, then be amazed by the snack bar area with all the mirrors, then the hall where you walk down to the theater number rooms reminded me of a space ship.. all the memories i loved them.. then when i hit teenage era , the place started turning into bad area to be , but it was the cheapest compared to the movies at crossroads... I kinda miss that dark theater entrance feel with all the odd designs

Shields plaza 8 was the place i went as a young kid, i loved standing outside in the cold lines with my sister and parents, then be amazed by the snack bar area with all the mirrors, then the hall where you walk down to the theater number rooms reminded me of a space ship.. all the memories i loved them.. then when i hit teenage era , the place started turning into bad area to be , but it was the cheapest compared to the movies at crossroads... I kinda miss that dark theater entrance feel with all the odd designs

Saw several films on Shields in the 90's before they closed and killed it off, including Twister and A Time to Kill. It was a discount house then and that was great for catching films I only sort of wanted to see, or that I missed as first runs due to just being too dad gum busy.

I used to walk over to the MacArthur Park 4 at 23rd and MacArthur for Saturday matinees when I was a kid -- maybe 8 or so. Can you imagine letting an 8-year old cross NW 23 OR MacArthur alone these days? Crazy.

I remember seeing the Rocky Horror Picture Show there for the first time in about 1976. I was just completely blown away. I had no idea what I was in for. ;)

They updated:

http://www.cinematour.com/theatres/us/OK/6.html

I went there a few times but it wasn't on my normal theater circuit
even though I grew up in Norman.
There were not many choices in Norman in those days... (I am talking
1950's here, when Norman had 25,000 folks)
But it would grow to over 100,000 on game day Saturdays!

Another updated site:

http://www.drive-ins.com/srchdest.htm/code=ok/search_x=11/search_y=14/skip=50

But it would grow to over 100,000 on game day Saturdays!

hahaha...not in the 50's...stadium wasn't that big then.

hahaha... not in the 50's... stadium wasn't that big then.
What was the capacity in the 50's? I know it was 30,000+ in the 30's and in the
70's it was 70,001. Now it's 82,000+

What was the capacity in the 50's? I know it was 30,000+ in the 30's and in the
70's it was 70,001. Now it's 82,000+

Capacity was raised to 55,000 in 1949 and went to 61,836 in 1957 which is what is was when I first started going to games regularly in the early 60's. It stayed there until 1975 when the west side upperdeck was built.

Capacity was raised to 55,000 in 1949 and went to 61,836 in 1957 which is what is was when I first started going to games regularly in the early 60's. It stayed there until 1975 when the west side upperdeck was built.

I must say, I always enjoyed the 60's atmosphere. Something about the old Owen Field. I understand the need to grow and expand - not saying that. I just have fond memories of the more traditional style college football stadium. I saw recently in one of your posts about your attending every OU-Texas game since, what was it? 1965? That's amazing. Really.

I must say, I always enjoyed the 60's atmosphere. Something about the old Owen Field. I understand the need to grow and expand - not saying that. I just have fond memories of the more traditional style college football stadium. I saw recently in one of your posts about your attending every OU-Texas game since, what was it? 1965? That's amazing. Really.

Yup, that's right. I have very fond memories of the Old Owen Field. Does anyone remember what used to be called Pneumonia Downs? That was the area under the east side stands which was basically dirt and used for indoor track. It got a little cold during the winter. LOL
When I was in high school at Norman High and in the band, we used Owen Field for our home games. Marching through the under stadium area produced amazing sounds and echos while playing fight songs.

My childhood in OKC spanned 83-91, but I remember what I believe was called the Super Saver Cinema on NW Expressway. I think it was a dollar theater when I attended regularly.

I clearly remember walking up to that thing for the first time and seeing the really cool blue and red flashing glass blocks. Then there was the arcade inside. It felt like you were walking into a space station. I'd love to see a picture of that place again.

EDIT - I guess it was called Lakeshore 8 or something like that. The site in the original post had 7 (depressing) pictures that I guess were taken just before it was demolished. I wish I could see a picture of it in all of its original glory. Of course, the glory wouldn't be the same to an adult as it was to a kid walking up to it as a 5 or 6 year old.

We had our local Capital Hill theaters, the Yale and the Redskin, and went there often, but the Big Deal was to go to the big theaters downtown. One dressed up for that. The interiors were like a fancy opera house. Of course, some of them had been Vaudeville theaters before. There were uniformed ushers with flashlights to show you to the seat.

Capacity was raised to 55,000 in 1949 and went to 61,836 in 1957 which is what is was when I first started going to games regularly in the early 60's. It stayed there until 1975 when the west side upperdeck was built.

Capacity jumped from 72K in 1980 to about 76K with the opening of the new south endzone stands that included new football offices. The stands, which replaced wooden, green bleachers that were vintage from the 50's, were purposely built as a standalone structure rather than connecting with the existing stadium. ADA requirements bumped the capacity down a bit in the 80's, and the construction of a line of suites at the base of the pressbox reduced capacity a bit more.

Addition of the east club deck and larger upper deck increased the stadium's rated capacity back to about 82K, although it routinely holds in excess of 85K on game day by virtue of folks visiting the club seats and some general admission seats.