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Missouri Drive-ins (page 1)

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Chicken Larry's Drive-in
Butler, MO
Chicken Larry's Drive-in was originally known as Sam's Highway Hamburger. It became Chicken Larry's around 2013 and has been closed since 2020. [map]

Burger Bar
Carrollton, MO
The Burger Bar opened in 1950. These photos are from 2010. By 2013, the drive-in building and canopy had been replaced with a new restaurant building. The sign is gone now. [map]

former Boots Drive-in Cafe
Carthage, MO
The Boots Drive-In was built in 1946. It closed in 1970 and was remodeled as the Great Plains Federal Credit Union. The building is across the street from the Boots Motel which was also owned by Arthur Boots. For more, see this website. [map]

Mugs-Up Drive-in
Columbia, MO

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2024:
This Mugs-Up Drive-in opened here in 1955 in a Valentine diner. In 2018, a food delivery truck crashed into the building and it partially collapsed. The roof was changed at that point and a sign was installed on top of it. Mugs-Up was a Kansas City area chain established in the early 1950s with more than 20 locations built. There is only one other location left which is in Independence, MO (see below). [map]

Bill & Ann's Mugs-Up Root Beer
Independence, MO

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2024:
The Bill & Ann's Mugs-Up Root Beer stand was built in 1956. It was part of the Kansas City chain described above. This was the twenty-first location built. Bill and Ann retired and that part of the name was dropped. By 2015, the sign's top panel has read "An American Classic since 1956." [map]

Hi Boy Drive-in
Blue Ridge Cutoff
Independence, MO
Hi Boy Drive-in
Highway 24
Independence, MO
The Hi Boy Drive-in was established in 1957 with the location shown first above. My guess is that the second location shown above is from the late 1950s or early 1960s. The company's third location is much more modern looking. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [Blue Ridge Cutoff map]; [Highway 24 map]

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