The Admiral Twin Drive-In in Tulsa, which saw its iconic double screen destroyed by a fire in September 2010, may reopen by Memorial Day weekend, reported KOTV in Tulsa.
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The new double screen, which will be made of steel instead of wood, also will house the restrooms and concession stands at the ground level. After the fire, the theater’s fate looked very uncertain. However, Tulsa residents raised more than $30,000 in donations, and that persuaded the owners to rebuild.
The drive-in first opened in 1951, and its second screen was built a year later. The Admiral Twin sits just off the older Admiral Place alignment of Route 66.
Even as the number of drive-ins dropped over the decades, the Admiral Twin continued to show first-run movies.
In addition to its association with Route 66, the Admiral Twin served as an inspiration during a scene in Tulsa native S.E. Hinton’s famous novel, “The Outsiders.”