Admiral Twin is on Fire

[DolfanBob]

How so?

Oh I just figured that would come out after a couple of day's of trying to find out what or how it started.
It just seemed quick to me. Maybe not, I dont know.

[waterboy]

I think Bill Clinton torched it. Why?

Way back in '91 I took my two little boys in the fall of that year to see a flick there. The man taking tickets at the booth told me to be sure and not vote for Bill Clinton cause he would raise the minimum wage and cause them to have to shut the place down. I asked him if the owner knew he was politicking at the gate. He replied, "I am the owner". Apparently Bill was not successful in raising the minimum wage enough to shut the place down. In fact the owner opened another theatre in Riverwalk years later. Even though the Admiral Twin was probably a money loser for the owner, I'm guessing Bill found out and took his revenge.

Sad shame. I went there in high school. Beryl Ford told me he used to buzz the place in his WWII vintage plane to shake up his friends who were in the back seats with their dates!

[stageidea]

There is a Save the Admiral Twin Facebook Page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-the-Admiral-Twin-Drive-in/152452301439952?ref=ts&v=wall

People are hoping to do a fundraiser already..

[Conan71]

Ya wanna know what I see Chet ?
I see the under developed inner city land, That with proper management, drainage and local City codes brought through out with time and money. A Government housing project with their own waste managment onsight security, possibly run with County regulated clean environmentally nuclear power energy at minimal cost to the tax payer and City and State. Now I ask you Chet. What do you see ?

I uhh.....I just see a burned down theatre.

Well nobody ever accused you of having the grand vision.

That's some good smile right there...

That was probably one of the first questions the Tulsa World reporter asked the owner.  It was one of the more obvious ones which jumped out at me aside from wondering what could have made it go up. I wasn't thinking there was a need for electricity in the tower.  Not sure what else it could have been sure wasn't lightning.

Seeing the burned out frame reminded me of touchdown Jeebus.

[custosnox]

My daughter had read "The Outsiders" this week for class, and after raving about the book (she finished it in one day) we all watched the movie.  We were planning on doing a movie location scavanger hunt, and thinking of ending it with a movie at the drive in this weekend.  Too bad we didn't think of this last week.

[dbacks fan]

That's some good smile right there...

That was probably one of the first questions the Tulsa World reporter asked the owner.  It was one of the more obvious ones which jumped out at me aside from wondering what could have made it go up. I wasn't thinking there was a need for electricity in the tower.  Not sure what else it could have been sure wasn't lightning.

Seeing the burned out frame reminded me of touchdown Jeebus.

Actually there was electric in it because there were red anti collision beacons on the top of the structure.

[Rico]

If this were an Historical Site.. That would bring this to a Federal level for investigation, wouldn't it?

A lady in Reasor's said there were an inordinate number of Police for an easy to contain fire.


Do Insurance policies have an "arson clause"? That possibly would pay in the event it was arson?

Just wondering out loud.

There are those that enjoy fire on the big screen.

[custosnox]

If this were an Historical Site.. That would bring this to a Federal level for investigation, wouldn't it?

A lady in Reasor's said there were an inordinate number of Police for an easy to contain fire.


Do Insurance policies have an "arson clause"? That possibly would pay in the event it was arson?

Just wondering out loud.

There are those that enjoy fire on the big screen.

There was no insurance, so that wouldn't come into play for reasons of arson.

[Conan71]

Rico, years of good karma for the well-placed B&B reference.

[waterboy]

Future location of the historic Admiral Twin Mobile Home Park. Better buy in now while the spots around the concession stand are still available.

[Red Arrow]

I think Bill Clinton torched it. Why?

Nah, has to be Bush's fault.

[sauerkraut]

I  live just two blocks away from it- I was home painting some trim inside my kitchen & listening to the Rush L. show on  KRMG radio  when they broke in and said "A historic Tulsa icon is burning right now and it's the Admiral Drive in" I ran to the window & looked out and there was huge billowing smoke in the air, I grabed my camera and ran out there, you could feel the heat standing in front of the Mitchel Grade School and school was in session- the thing was really blazzing. I watched it from 73rd Ave and snapped pictures, you could feel the heat there, the thing burnt down fast. It's too bad the frame was not made out of steel, It would be stronger, fireproof, whatever started the wood on fire would not of able to ignite the steel, plus steel does not rot, split or get infested with bugs. A 9 story wood structure is like a tinder box. I hope the re-build but this time use a steel frame.

[sauerkraut]

During the fire 73rd Ave was choked with cars, people stopped in the middle of the street to watch it, fire trucks could not get thru, today we still have site seeing folks and gawkers driving down Easton & 73rd Ave. The air still smells like chared wood. My neighborhood was rocking all afternoon and into the evening with fire trucks and news trucks driving around the area, late at night the fire trucks returned to make sure the fire was out I guess. Some rumors I heard are that  the place won't rebuild since the land is just to valueable, some developer would pay a pretty penny for it and build an apt. complex or something there. I guess right now Oklahoma has no drive-in movie place in the entire state, the Admiral was the states only one. It's a grim loss for Tulsa I hope they rebuild, some trucks were there this morn. hauling away the remains, I'd like to see it rebuilt as it was only using a steel frame this time, I liked those 4 "stacks" or Chimney" things that sat on top of the structure, it was a classic, historic structure. Too bad they did not build it out of steel in 1951. Anyhow our neighborhood had more than it's share of excitement for awhile. They said it will  take $300,000 to rebuild.

[sgrizzle]

Manager is now reporting they might be able to rebuild it by May....

"might"

[Hoss]

I  live just two blocks away from it- I was home painting some trim inside my kitchen & listening to the Rush L. show on  KRMG radio  when they broke in and said "A historic Tulsa icon is burning right now and it's the Admiral Drive in" I ran to the window & looked out and there was huge billowing smoke in the air, I grabed my camera and ran out there, you could feel the heat standing in front of the Mitchel Grade School and school was in session- the thing was really blazzing. I watched it from 73rd Ave and snapped pictures, you could feel the heat there, the thing burnt down fast. It's too bad the frame was not made out of steel, It would be stronger, fireproof, whatever started the wood on fire would not of able to ignite the steel, plus steel does not rot, split or get infested with bugs. A 9 story wood structure is like a tinder box. I hope the re-build but this time use a steel frame.

Prove it...post pictures.