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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » Kansas » Gas City » Iola 54 Drive-In
Also known as Gas City 54 Drive-In

Iola 54 Drive-In

Gas City, KS
1300 2200th Street
, Gas City, KS 66749 United States
(map)
620.365.5511
Status: Open
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Unknown
Function: Movies
Seats: Unknown
Chain: B & B Theatres
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
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The Iola 54 Drive-In opened in 1951. Operated by B & B Theaters, this single screen drive-in has a capacity for 300 cars.

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Contributed by Lost Memory

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B&B Theatres website A photo is on this website.

posted by Lost Memory on Sep 19, 2008 at 4:02am
Here are the two listings for the respective drive-ins. Note different addresses and phone numbers:
http://tinyurl.com/3h5bxd
http://tinyurl.com/4tsfs9
posted by ken mc on Sep 19, 2008 at 9:28am
I believe that this drive-in is located in Gas, Kansas but Google maps this address to Iola, Kansas.

posted by Lost Memory on Sep 19, 2008 at 9:37am
I think with two different addresses, zip codes and phone numbers, that there is one in Iola and one in Gas City. Coincidentally they're both called the Iola 54.
posted by ken mc on Sep 19, 2008 at 9:39am
Not necessarily. The links that you posted have given different addresses for other theaters in the past. As far as I can tell, there is only one Iola 54 Drive-in and it is operated by B&B Theatres. If you find another Iola 54 Drive-In operated by someone else, add it.

posted by Lost Memory on Sep 19, 2008 at 9:49am
Going by Cinematour's information, the Gas theater is the B&B Iola 54 Drive-In on 2200th Street. It was also called the Gas City Drive-In. The other theater, the 54 Drive-In in Iola, is not a B&B theater. The name was probably taken from the fact that the drive-in was on Route 54 in Iola.
http://www.cinematour.com/theatres/us/KS/2.html
posted by ken mc on Sep 19, 2008 at 10:11am
I don't understand the point that your trying to make. The Iola 54 Drive-in that you added was a duplicate of this drive-in. Yours had the B&B Theatres link also and the same address, only the name of the town was different. The other 54 Drive-in listed on Cinematour has no address so I have no idea where it was located. That site isn't 100% accurate either so that could also be this drive-in. As I said before, if you find another 54 drive-in operated by someone other than B&B Theatres, add it.

posted by Lost Memory on Sep 19, 2008 at 10:27am
You may be right. I looked at some other sites, and they had made comments concerning the fact that they could not pin down the location of the 54 in Iola. Additionally you can map 2200th Street to either Gas or Iola.
posted by ken mc on Sep 19, 2008 at 10:41am
Exactly, The theater is actually listed as being in Gas, Kansas but Google will not map the address to Gas, Kansas. Drive-Ins.com lists one 54 Drive-In for Iola, Kansas and none for Gas, Kansas. The other 54 Drive-In on Cinematour might be the same drive-in as this one.

I think that the address above should be changed to Gas, Kansas as it is listed on the B&B website. The theater description could mention the mapping problem with Google maps.

posted by Lost Memory on Sep 19, 2008 at 10:49am
I would think the fact that it is still open would end the mystery. Can't someone just call there and ask if they are/were the only Iola 54 Drive-In?
Surely they should know if they have/had a 2nd location or any competitors of the same name.
posted by David Zornig on Apr 15, 2009 at 8:21am
If you look at the B & B website, the location given is Gas City, Kansas. I don't think that we should change theater addresses just to get Google to map them. We should use the address given on the theater website.

posted by Lost Memory on Apr 15, 2009 at 8:53am
I have driven by this drive-in, and can confirm that there is really only one drive-in, and it is located on U.S. Highway 54 in the small town of Gas (not Gas City) just outside the much larger town of Iola.
posted by bbrown1 on Apr 15, 2009 at 5:32pm
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