Carol Drive-In
27316 US-24,
Carrollton,
MO
64633
27316 US-24,
Carrollton,
MO
64633
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The Carol Drive-In opened by 1953 when it was operated by Charles Payson Jr. The drive-in parked 280 cars and by 1960 was operated by Commonwealth Theatres. The drive-in was still listed as open in 1983. It had closed by the 1990’s.
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All traces of the drive in are gone. https://goo.gl/maps/uIPBJ
This note from the Feb. 22, 1960 issue of BoxOffice is phrased as if the Carol had opened earlier: “Charles and Mildred Payson, who have the Carol Drive-In at Carrollton, were on (Film) Row recently with the word that they will open their drive-in for the summer on April 8.”
Boxoffice, May 30, 1960: “The reopened Carol Drive-In has undergone a face-lifting during recent weeks. A new tile floor on the concession stand, refinishing of the restrooms, several technical changes in booth equipment and a layer of new rock on the ramps and roadways have improved the situation.”
The April 22, 1953 issue of the Exhibitor included “Charles Payson, Jr., Carol Drive-In, Carrollton, Mo.” in its list of visitors to Kansas City’s Film Row, so the drive-in must have opened by then.
It was still open in 1983, but was already closed in the 1990s.
A closer address is 27316 US-24, Carrollton, MO.
Google Maps has updated their addresses and this puts it right next to where the drive-in was located, which is the property just to the east of the address.
Today, it is a private residence with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
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