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Title
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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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Date
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2015-07-18
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Apocalypse Drive-In
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Description
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Article documents the struggles of the I-70 Drive-in and the Midway Drive-in, two area drive-in theaters that have not been able to convert to digital projectors. SPECO, a company that was based in Kansas City, KS since 1948 is described. The author states that SPECO was, for several years, the only company in the world that produced drive-in theater speakers. SPECO's decline and closing in 2013 is discussed. Efforts to save the theaters through Honda's Project Drive-in Contest are described.
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Date
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2013-09-05
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
