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Farmgal commented about Parsons Drive-In on May 7, 2019 at 11:04 am

The only thing that I have found is that there was a Katy Theater in downtown Parsons in the 1940’s. You can see it in a picture on the page about the Parsons Theater.

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Farmgal commented about Parsons Drive-In on May 7, 2019 at 7:31 am

The snack bar at the Parsons Drive In (which also held the projection room) burned down but was rebuilt.

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Farmgal commented about Parsons Drive-In on May 7, 2019 at 7:28 am

Well, now I have someone telling me that he went to that drive in in the early 50’s, and he thought it was called the Katy. The MKT railroad (also called “The Katy”) was in Parsons. This person also said it wasn’t in business for long. There was competition just down the road from the Parsons Drive In. I was born and raised in Parsons, btw.

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Farmgal commented about Tri-State Drive-In on May 6, 2019 at 9:00 pm

The screen has been torn down. A racing team has a building on the premises.

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Farmgal commented about Kansan Theatre on May 6, 2019 at 7:43 pm

This theater was originally named the Best Theater. It was remodeled in 1914 and could hold 1,000 movie goers. In the 1940’s it was remodeled once again and renamed “The Kansan”.

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Farmgal commented about Parsons Drive-In on May 6, 2019 at 6:40 pm

I was told those ramps are actually erosion terraces.