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Drive-In Theater is Family Feature
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Description
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Article documents the history of Boulevard Drive-In at 1051 Merriam Lane in Kansas City, Kansas. Owner Wes Neal and his grandson operator Brian Neal are interviewed and describe their family's involvement with the theater. The Neals describe the challenges associated with the drive-in theater business, the conversion to a digital projection system, upgrades to their facility, and plans for the future.
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2015-07-18
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Newspaper Article
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Movies Are Returning to Main Street
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Description
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The AMC Mainstreet Theater is set for its grand reopening on May 1 after the company worked with Cordish Company, the developer for the Kansas City Power and Light District. The theater features a six-screen complex, a restaurant/lounge called the Marquee, digital posters and a flavor wall. The Mainstreet Theater originally opened in 1921 and became the RKO Missouri in 1949. Finally in 1960 it became the Empire Theater and eventually closed in 1985.
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2009-04-17
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
