69 Drive-In
1077 S. 220th Street,
Pittsburg,
KS
66762
1077 S. 220th Street,
Pittsburg,
KS
66762
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The 69 Drive-In was opened on April 15, 1948 and was located south of Pittsburg, KS at 1077 S. 220th Street. It was run by Dickenson Theaters.
The drive-in was named after the highway it was connected to. However, HWY 69 had moved by 1960, but the drive-in kept the name.
It was closed in 1987 and by 1991, it had been demolished and is now a private residence. All that remains is the general outline, the entrance and exit roads, and faint indications of the ramps.
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In the July 22, 1988 article announcing that Salina’s 81 Drive-In would not reopen, the Hutchinson News wrote that Dickinson also owned a drive-in in Pittsburg that had closed. Perhaps the 69’s final shows were in 1987 as were the 81’s.
And yes, I would happily pay $5 for a good photo of this drive-in’s sign. :)
It isn’t good enough to be worth that $5, but Boxoffice ran an aerial photo of the 69 in its Feb. 2, 1952 issue. It illustrated a one-page story about the ways Dickinson Theatres managed its drive-ins.