Eastern Kansasmovie theatresand drive

ins

Includes Topeka

1/1/2012

ATCHINSON

ATCHISON COUNTY

ATCHISON

Crystal

710 Commercial1913-1930Wesco Corporation (Controlled by Fox)owned it in 1930

Farmyard Drive-In

100 cars

Fox

AKA: Royal614 Commercial1949-? 1990Twinned in the Late 1980'sOwners:1950-1955 Fox Midwest Amusement Corp.1961-1964 Commonwealth Theatres1969 Fox-Intermountain-Midwest Theatres1975-1985 Commonwealth Theatres

Madrid

710 Commercial? 1935-? 1950229 seats

Orpheum

711 Commercial? 1915-1959Owners:1930 Wesco Corporation (Controlled byFox)1935-1955 Fox Midwest Amusement Corp.

Royal

612 Commercial? 1925-1947

Royal Movie Theatre

AKA: Fox

612 Commercial? 1995230 seats* Around 1900 opened* 1925 Universal Pictures buys it* 1947 demolished* January 27, 1949 new theatre opened asFox* Late 1980's twinned* Early 1990's renamed Royal MovieTheatre

EFFINGHAM

Dream

? 1950243 seats

LANCASTER

Sky Vue Drive-In

? 1961-? 1964

WINTHROP, MO

Frontier Drive-In

East of townMay 6, 1950-? 1985300 carsWebsites and almanacs says it is in AtchisonKS, but it is in Winthrop MO. It was ownedby Commonwealth Theatres in 1961-1985

BROWN COUNTY

HIAWATHA

Arrow Twin

729 Oregon? 1990

Auditorium

? 1930-? 1935

Chief

524 Oregon? 1940-? 1961694 seatsOwners:1940 Partnership Theatres of Dallas TX andDickinson, Glen Theatres1945 Dickinson, Glen Theatres1950 Theater Enterprises1955-1961 Mid-Central Theaters, Inc

Dickinson

? 1929-? 1935

Hiaway Drive-In

? 1955-? 1975250 cars

Royal

? 1930

Victory

? 1920S. H. Blair owned this theatre.

HORTON

Liberty

923 Central? 1930-? 1955680 seats

Ritz