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| Title | Johnson County Museum photo |
| Description | Color slide transparency of the sign for Smaks Drive In on 63rd Street. The image is vertical. The sign has a series of brightly colored signs mounted on three yellow posts. Text on the top portion (white text on a red background in the shape of an explosion): "TASTY" "SMAKS." Text on the second portion: "RANCH" "FRESH." Text on the third portion: "HAMBURGERS." Text on the fourth, bottom, portion: "DRINK" "Coca-Cola." The view is looking west. A portion of an overhang of the drive in is visible at the right. Portions of signs for gas stations are visible in the distance. One gas brand is "FINA." Prices on one pair of signs are 35.9 and 38.9 cents. A portion of a Mission Inn Motel sign is visible behind a signpost. Several parking spots in a blacktopped parking lot are visible in the foreground. |
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| Date Original | 1971-07 |
| Subject - Local Places | Overland Park
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| Public Comments | October, 2006: "...This is a photo of the 63rd St. location. The Mission Inn motel, which remained in business long after Smaks was gone and appears in the background, was located on 63rd St. (now Shawnee Mission Parkway)."
Collin Freeman (Shawnee, KS) writes, "Agree that the Smaks in this photo was on Shawnee Mission Parkway (formerly 63rd Street) as evidenced by the background gas station and motel."--February 6, 2008.
"description and addresss amended"--Dave L. |
| Notes | The slide was part of a collection held by the Johnson County Libraries. The slide was identified by museum volunteer, Freelyn McGee, in April 2005. See article in "Johnson County Herald" April 29, 1954: "Smaks" in Grand Opening at Mission" "Johnson County will witness the grand opening of what has been called a "new idea in drive-ins" today when the new Smaks self-service drive-in makes its formal bow on Roeland Drive just south of Johnson Drive, in Mission." Shawnee Mission Area city directory of 1969 lists Smaks at: 7400 W. 63 St. in Overland Park 9420 Mission Rd. in Leawood 8937 W. 95 St. in Overland Park 7530 Metcalf Av. in Overland Park |
| Address | 7400 W 63 St. Overland Park, KS |
| Owner | Johnson County Museum
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| Photo Use and Limitations | http://www.jocohistory.org/templates/JCL_InfoPage.aspx?id=14766 |
| Photo & Image Fees | http://www.jocomuseum.org/docs/PhotographFeeSchedule.pdf |
| Photo Order Form | http://www.jocomuseum.org/docs/PhotographOrderForm.pdf |
| Resource Identifier | JCM-2005-26-21 |
| Acknowledgements | Photograph digitization funded by the Johnson County Board of County Commissioners through the Heritage Trust Fund, 2004-05. |
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