Lights Out: Abandoned American Drive-Ins
| January 30, 2019
Chief Drive-In
One last drive-in that features a Native American motif is the Chief Drive-In theater of Topeka, Kansas. It was built in 1953, and remained in operation until 1982, when it was closed to make room for an incoming Walmart. The Walmart executives preserved as much of the theater as they could. They kept the old porcelain and neon marquee up when the store opened in 1993. It’s still there now, with a plaque from the Kansas State Historical Society explaining its importance.
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