Rancho 50 Drive-In

W. Warner Street and Fairbanks Street,
Syracuse, KS 67878

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Rancho 50 Drive-In

The Rancho 50 Drive-In was opened around 1953 when it was operated by Frank Northrup & Marvin Ellis. It looks like it is now a junkyard.

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Kenmore
Kenmore on September 30, 2016 at 6:46 pm

On Google Street View, it appears that the old marquee is still up.

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on August 16, 2020 at 12:45 pm

The Rancho 50 wasn’t in the 1952 edition in the Theatre Catalog, but it was included in the 1953-54 edition.

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on February 19, 2026 at 2:34 pm

Boxoffice, July 5, 1952: “Missouri Theatre Supply Co. here has sold complete drive-in equipment to … Frank Northrup and his son-in-law Marvin Ellis for the new drive-in they are building at Syracuse, Kas. The Syracuse situation, according to L. J. Kilbriel, will be ready for opening in a few weeks. The drive-in is being built by Tom Griffith, nationally known drive-in contractor”

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