Fort Drive-In

That photo appeared in the May 22, 1954 issue of Boxoffice, in the public domain. The original caption, titled “Are the Indians attacking?”:

This is not a promotion for a western feature. It’s the entrance sign at the Fort Drive-In Theatre, Leavenworth, Kas., engulfed in flames. Beverly Miller, president of the Kansas-Missouri Allied unit, who owns the Fort, said the fire was caused by a short circuit in the wiring. A strong wind whipped up the flames, which completely consumed the rustic-type sign. Damage as set at $3,000. A patron, with a camera, took the picture at the height of the fire.