For more than seven decades, the glow of a movie screen under the Oklahoma sky made the Beacon Drive-In Theatre a cherished part of life in Guthrie. Now, after serving the community for over 70 years, the iconic drive-in has been sold and will be replaced with Communication Federal Credit Union, set to build a new bank at the longtime location along S. Division St.
Ron Gary with Thomas Lay, Realtors, a commercial real estate company, said the property sold for $2.2 million late last week. However, negotiations had been ongoing for months.
According to the Beacon Drive-In Facebook page, the outdoor screen was Oklahoma’s longest-running drive-in…