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Title
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Drive-in Survives the Passing of Time
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Description
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Article discusses the I-70 Drive-In, "one of only three drive-ins remaining in Kansas City". Although drive-in movie theaters are almost a thing of the past, they still attract a stalwart group of fans.
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Date
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2006-03-05
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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American Nostalgia
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Description
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The column "Castle's View" contains a story featuring the author's memories of what drive-in movies were like, especially the I-70 Drive-In Theatre on 40 Highway. Includes a picture of the drive-in as well as a view of the projection room and manager John Candy.
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Date
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2006-09-13
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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'Cinemental Journeys' Takes Readers Through Movie Houses of Yesteryear
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Description
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Mike and Vicki Walker have written a book which explores nostalgic theaters still operating in the Midwest. The book covers the states of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa. Two that are mentioned from this area include the Twin Drive-In on 291 Highway in Independence and the Englewood Theater in Independence. Also mentioned is the Boulevard Drive-In on Merriam Lane in Johnson County, Kansas.
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Date
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2006-12-13
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Outdoor Theaters Gain New Generation of Fans
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Description
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Photo and article about the history of drive-in movie theaters of the Kansas City area, including the area's first "located on U. S. 40 in what is now Independence" in 1942.
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Date
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2001-08-11
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Marquee player: Wes Neal's been going to the drive-in for 50 years.
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Description
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Wes Neal has spent 50 years working at the Boulevard Drive-In, the last 10 as owner. The Boulevard, opened in 1950, is the "oldest continuously operated movie theater in the Kansas City area" and one of the few remaining drive-ins.
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Date
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2003-09-14
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Shawnee Drive-in Theater
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Description
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View of entrance to and screen of Shawnee Drive-in theater; located at 12505 W. 63rd.
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Date
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1955
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Moving Picture Theatre Map of Greater Kansas City
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Description
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Map identifying the locations of movie theaters and drive-ins in the greater Kansas City area, including Kansas City, MO, Independence, MO, North Kansas City, MO, Grandview MO, Lee's Summit, MO, Kansas City, KS, and Johnson County, KS. According to the map legend, the zone designations "have been been adopted by the Fox Midwest Amusement Corporation for convenience and are used for the purpose of designating the respective subsequent run theatre areas." There are additional designations for those theaters that are closed, colored, not zoned, first run, first subsequent run, circuit affiliated, unaffiliated, and independent.
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Date
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1950-04
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Postscript--Up from Swingsets: The Evolution of the Drive-In
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Description
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Photo and article about the history of drive-in movie theaters in Kansas City, "considered one of the top drive-in cities in the country." Construction of local outdoor theaters mostly "in the years immediately following the Second World War" on the fringes of town and starting to be pushed out by the 1960s with suburban indoor theaters before relative slowing of growth there (listing several locations "of the city's 12 drive-ins").
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Date
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1981-08
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
