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TDT isn't in the breaking news business, but today presented a sad exception to the rule.

Today the Admiral Twin Drive-In Theater, a relic of 1950s automobile culture and one of Tulsa's prized pieces of Americana, burned to the ground.

From <a href="http://www.krmg.com/">KRMG</a>:
<blockquote>The smoke plume could be seen for miles...A cause is not immediately known. The theater looks to be a total loss.</blockquote>
Tulsa's  local news stations have video and photo:

<a href="http://www.newson6.com/global/story.asp?s=13098236">KOTV Channel 6</a>
<a href="http://www.ktul.com/Global/story.asp?S=13098286">KTUL Channel 8</a>
<a href="http://www.kjrh.com/dpp/news/local_news/admiral-twin-drive-in-on-fire">KJRH Channel 2</a>
<a href="http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Admiral-Twin-Drive-In-Has-Burnt-Down/UL4ZTX8mhEqF8CYl9WOz9w.cspx">FOX 23</a>

<a href="http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=371&amp;articleid=20100903_11_0_Police608960">Tulsa World brings an interview with owner Blake Smith</a>, along with information on the history of the attraction.

From a TW quote from Smith:
<blockquote>"There is no insurance on that tower...what was the Admiral Twin Drive-in is no more....right now, the future does not look good for the Admiral Twin Drive-in.”</blockquote>
<strong>For the best source of the most up-to-date information on this story, </strong><a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23admiraltwin"><strong>keep tabs on the #AdmiralTwin hashtag</strong></a><strong> on Twitter.</strong>

Our last trip to Admiral Twin was in early July. My husband and I went with our son to see Toy Story 2, an experience that echoed my first trip to the drive-in with my own parents in the '90s. My memories of Admiral Twin in between these two times include high school dates, date stories from my parents and grandparents and even a video shoot since I started blogging here at TashaDoesTulsa.com in which I got to learn how to thread the film for a movie on one the Twin's giant projectors.

This is a sad day for native and adopted Tulsans alike, many of whom have Admiral Twin stories of their own. Share yours in the comments.