I was born and raised in Leavenworth, Kansas, and would like to offer some information about the Fort Drive In.
The Fort Drive-In shut down for good after a severe storm demolished the huge screen, which was made out of brick and was several stories high. After the storm, the marquee displayed the following message instead of a movie title:
“Sorry, no screen, no show!”
I was caught in that storm on highway 73 just a few miles from the drive in. We were pulled over on the side of the highway in a Dodge van in order to ride out the storm. An 18-wheeler semi was doing the same thing just a few yards in front of us. A large gust of wind lifted us up on two wheels and blew the semi over on its side! We were lucky to survive this storm. This was either the summer of 1973 or 1974.
I was born and raised in Leavenworth, Kansas, and would like to offer some information about the Fort Drive In. The Fort Drive-In shut down for good after a severe storm demolished the huge screen, which was made out of brick and was several stories high. After the storm, the marquee displayed the following message instead of a movie title: “Sorry, no screen, no show!” I was caught in that storm on highway 73 just a few miles from the drive in. We were pulled over on the side of the highway in a Dodge van in order to ride out the storm. An 18-wheeler semi was doing the same thing just a few yards in front of us. A large gust of wind lifted us up on two wheels and blew the semi over on its side! We were lucky to survive this storm. This was either the summer of 1973 or 1974.
Frank Ireland