Monett Drive-In

621 State Highway 37,
Monett, MO 65708

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Monett - Monett, MO

A small single screen drive-in, one mile south of Monett, MO, on Highway 37. It advertised in the Wheaton, MO, newspaper in 1952 and 1954. It was operated by Georgia Kelly and open nightly, charged a 50 cent admission except on Tuesday bargain night when a carload was 50 cents, and made four changes of program weekly. It suffered a fire which put it out of business. No records found after 1954.

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MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on May 16, 2020 at 1:58 pm

The Wheaton Journal said on Aug. 21, 1952 that the Monett’s screen had been damaged, apparently in a storm.

The Aug. 30, 1952 Monett Times reported, “Mrs. Georgia Kelley, manager of the Monett Drive-In Theatre, announced that the theatre will re-open tonight as the new screen has been installed.” (per a 50 years ago note in 2002)

The drive-in looked intact in a 1955 aerial photo but was long gone by 1970. A good modern-day address would be 621 State Hwy 37, Monett, MO.

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