Lake Park Twin Drive-In

400 South 59th Lane,
Kansas City, KS

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This drive-in theatre was once owned by a W.D.Fulton and his wife. My father Bob Hilton managed the theatre while it had one screen up until 1965, when the general manager, Jim Lewis got the ideal to put a screen up where the train barn was, making this theatre a two screen. Lake Park 2 was open up in the spring of 1966. The business took off and did great. We left Kansas in 1977 and as far as I know it was still open in the spring of 1980.

I called a manager back there and found out it was sold to Mid-America Theatres. This person also managed the State Drive-In on State Avenue.

I would like to hear from anyone who knows what happened to both of those theatres.

Contributed by edmond hilton

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TomC
TomC on August 18, 2004 at 3:17 pm

Both are long closed. I haven’t been by the location of the State D.I. in some time. The last time I saw it it was still standing, but in sad shape. Not sure about the Lake Park. The only drive ins left in Kansas City are the I-70 (four screen), Twin (two screen) and the Boulevard (single screen).

lostmemory
lostmemory on December 23, 2008 at 12:46 pm

Car capacity in 1975 was 750.

MRagan
MRagan on March 25, 2011 at 9:10 am

Was this the drive in that had big fireworks displays in the mid-late 1960s for the 4th of July?

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