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keysenior commented about 54 Drive-In on Oct 5, 2011 at 1:51 pm

My future wife and I went to the 54 Drive In many times in high school and college. The only problem was that the B-52 bombers from McConnel AFB coming back from missions flew over the theater and drowned out the sound for as long as 30 minutes at a time.

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keysenior commented about Tower Theatre on Oct 5, 2011 at 1:44 pm

The Tower closed around 1957-8 and was turned into a flower shop. The son of a local Wichita insurance agency owner opened it as “Priestly Flower Shop.”

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keysenior commented about Tower Theatre on Oct 5, 2011 at 1:39 pm

I worked off and on as an usher and ticket-taker at the Tower in 1953-1955 while in high school. On Saturday, we had a morning kids show, followed by the regular shows from 1:00 PM until 11:00 PM. On occasion we also had a midnight show.

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keysenior commented about Crest Theatre on Oct 5, 2011 at 1:28 pm

In the 1950s there was an usher’s dressing room down front at the left side of the screen. It could be reached from a tunnel that went under the theater from the front to the back. The uniforms were cleaned weekly and very smart

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keysenior commented about Crest Theatre on Aug 26, 2009 at 3:15 pm

I was an usher at the Crest, 1953-1955. When a patron, like a doctor, wanted to be paged if they had a call, they filled out a little card and we noted where they were sitting. If they got a call we went and got them (usuall a good tip followed). The Crest showed a couple of 3D movies while I was working there. Because, they had to use both projectors for 3D, they had an intermission to change the film.

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keysenior commented about Crest Theatre on Aug 28, 2006 at 5:59 pm

I worked at the Crest Theater while in highschool, 1952-1955. The manager was Mr. Hunt. The Crest was a Sullivan theater. I made fifty cents and hour. Wow!