Fox 50 Drive-In
11000 W. 87th Street,
Lenexa,
KS
66214
11000 W. 87th Street,
Lenexa,
KS
66214
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Closed after the 1977 season.
This drive-in advertised as the “New 50 Drive-In” in the 1960 St. Teresa’s Academy yearbook, the Avila.
Also opened with a Bugs Bunny cartoon(not named), and World news.
This opened on July 10th, 1953 as the New 50 Amphitheatre Drive-In. Grand opening ad in the photo section.
I know that Fox got some relief from the feds around 1960 or so, from the anti-trust suit in the 1940’s. The acquired the New 50 drive in, and one in the Topeka, Ks area. I can’t recall the name of the drive-in in Topeka, but I did work there as assistant concession stand manager. But it was a part time job, and I couldn’t support myself on what I was making. So, I had to drop it in favor of my day-job. And it was Fox Midwest, not Intermountain.
Don H.
At one time I worked in the district office for Mann out of Wichita, Kansas. However this theatre would have been in the adjacent district. I do not recall Mann operating a drive-in in the Kansas City area, although I could be mistaken. On the dates listed above, if Fox Intermountain and Mann operated this drive in, then NGC would have operated it in the dates in between. I am curious if anyone else has any information about this property.
PLEASE CHANGE NAME TO:
NEW 50 DRIVE-IN
AKA FOX 50 DRIVE-IN
CHANGE ADDRESS TO
11000 WEST 87th STREET
W. 87th Street and I35 puts it down on the Map South on W 87th TERRACE? Overland Parkway/Switzer Bypass/69 goes over part of the former Drive-In. The Drive-In was in Lenexa. That small area East of I35 and North of 87th Street is NOT part of Overland Park even though those business use an Overland Park adress.
Open ~1950-~1980? Can anyone verify the exact dates?
I know it was called the New 50 in 1967.
Owners:
1969 Fox Intermountain
1975-1980 Mann Theaters Corporation of California
? National General Theaters
More info and photos are always welcome.