Boulevard Drive-In

1051 Merriam Lane,
Kansas City, KS 66103

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DavidZornig
DavidZornig on September 8, 2018 at 8:47 pm

Article about the Boulevard Drive-In.

https://www.inc.com/leigh-buchanan/boulevard-drive-in-kansas-city.html

rivest266
rivest266 on May 5, 2018 at 5:37 pm

June 30, 1950, grand opening ad in the photo section.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on January 13, 2015 at 11:26 am

Circa 1955 photo added courtesy of Hemmings Motor News Facebook page.

Lyndon
Lyndon on December 4, 2013 at 8:20 pm

Here is a story about the Boulevard.

Carlj
Carlj on August 22, 2012 at 3:16 pm

Theater is now all digital and a great place to take the family. Took our girls to see Brave and the Avengers….was a great nite.

KCfan
KCfan on April 6, 2012 at 4:44 pm

The Boulevard is now the first 4G digital theater in the drive-in circuit according to their website. http://www.boulevarddrivein.com/ Going tonite to check it out.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on April 17, 2010 at 4:23 pm

Here is a 30 second video:
http://tinyurl.com/y4d3r69

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on December 13, 2008 at 2:28 pm

From Boxoffice magazine, May 1950:

KANSAS CITY, KAS-The 500-car open air theater being erected on a site at 18th Street and Southwest Boulevard here by Charles Potter, Arthur Burke, Dr. Paul Gatzoulis and associates will be known as the Boulevard Drive-In. Seats for walk-in patrons may be installed if there is a demand for them. The new drive-in is expected to be ready for opening about June 15.

Aparofan
Aparofan on August 18, 2008 at 10:50 am

Here are a couple of pictures I took on August 16.

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kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on February 29, 2008 at 10:53 pm

There is a photo of the marquee in this Spring 2003 edition of Kansas Heritage:
http://tinyurl.com/yo2zce