Meadowlark Drive-In
4445 East Harry Street,
Wichita,
KS
67207
4445 East Harry Street,
Wichita,
KS
67207
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Compare the Meadowlark Drive-In’s marquee to that of Tulsa’s Modernaire Drive-In and you’ll see that they are identical. There must have been a connection in ownership between the two theatres.
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Drive-ins.com claims that this theater was a twin. There are some photos here.
This fun web site has vintage images of the Meadowlark,
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Here is a 1951 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/92l8mz
Here is an updated link with photos of the Meadowlark Drive-in, and many more Kansas theates,
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This Drive-in parked 900 cars and was owned by Mrs.T.H. Slothower.
Very nice marquee for a drive-in in the 1951 photo.
By the time I came to Wichita as City Manager for Commonwealth Theatres in 1975, this once high grossing Drive-In was on the downward slide. While still profitable it became obvious the value of the real estate was far higher than its earning potential and it was sold for a retail development. It was a twin Drive-in with two concession stands.
JD1940 playing here May 15 1974 was on screen one “SLEEPER” and “SLAUGHTER HOUSE 5” and the other screen was “SUPERDAD” and “SON OF FLUBBER'.