Crest Drive-In
11400 Hickman Mills Drive,
Kansas City,
MO
64134
11400 Hickman Mills Drive,
Kansas City,
MO
64134
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A note in the April 1, 1950 issue of Boxoffice said that the Crest was Commonwealth’s first drive-in when it opened in 1948. At the time of the article, the circuit had grown to four active drive-ins with 11 more expected to open that year.
This opened on July 1st, 1948. Grand opening ad in the photo section.
Mike Rogers, there was a Majestic Theater in Kansas City. It was downtown. I saw a picture of it on facebook today but cannot find it now.
Look for the 1957 Robert Altman movie The Delinquents on the MGM Movie Channel – it was made on location around Kansas City, and one scene was shot at the Crest Drive-in.
Address for this drive-in was 11400 Hickman Mills Drive.
Google maps it right when “Hickman Mills” is searched. This may had been in the town of Hickman Mills.
On Drive ins.com The Crest is listed as holding 1550 cars.
There were about 20 Drive ins in the KC metro area in the late 70s. We still have 3. The Boulevard on the Kansas side and the I-70 in KCMO as well as the Twin in Independence.
Boy,Ken you are the first person I have come across that has heard of the “POPCORN KID”. Thanks.
Here is a 1973 ad:
http://tinyurl.com/y2tn7je
Here is an April 2000 review of “Popcorn Kid” from imdb.com:
http://tinyurl.com/ybahkm6
Does anyone know if there was a MAJESTIC THEATRE in Kansas City? reason I ask was there was a short lived TV series “THE POPCORN KID” and it took place in the MAJESTIC. I was wondering if like the creators of WKRP had worked it such a theatre because the stories were so close to theatre life. I am glad i was able to tape a few shows before it got the ax in the mid 80’s.
That makes sense because Kansas City is larger than Augusta and we had 9 screens not including one in North Augusta and the five or six over in Aiken County,S.C. across the river.
Here is a 1970 ad:
http://tinyurl.com/y9xvakc
IN 1956 it parked 1000 cars as written above,but it was owned by COMMONWEALTH THEATRES. Kansas City must not have been much of a Drive in town. Only 5 Drive-ins? COMMOMWEALTH owned quite a few screens in the SHOW ME STATE.
A big scene in Robert Altman’s first feature “The Delinquents” was filmed at this drive-in in 1956.