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This is the only picture we have that shows the Windmill Drive-In on North Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau. Frony made the picture in the early 1950s.
The drive-in is shown in the background of this extreme enlargement at the corner of what is now Mount Auburn Road and North Kingshighway. The property is north of the present Osage Centre.
The only references to the business we have found were tiny ads in the Locals and Personals column such as these:
Aug. 28, 1952
Hamburgers, beef and pork barbecues. Curb Service. Windmill Drive-In.
July 27, 1954
Cold Sliced Watermelon and Sandwiches. Windmill Drive-In.
March 31, 1955
FOR SALE -- Soft Cream machine, bottle cooler, and car trays. Windmill Drive-In, Highway 61 at Kage Road.
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May 5, 1961 Southeast Missourian
To Open Sports Center
A sports recreation center, the Windmill Funland, featuring children's rides, go-kart track and kart rentals and a miniature golf course, will have its grand opening Sunday afternoon at 1:30. The funland is located just north of the Cape Girardeau city limits on Highway 61.
Regular hours for the funland will be 1:30-10:30 in the evening on Saturdays and Sundays and 4:30-10:30 on weekdays. The funland is being operated jointly by Elmer Luehring, Roy Bannister and Bob and Dave Ludwig.
http://www.semissourian.com/blogs/flynch/entry/37116
To Open Sports Center
A sports recreation center, the Windmill Funland, featuring children's rides, go-kart track and kart rentals and a miniature golf course, will have its grand opening Sunday afternoon at 1:30. The funland is located just north of the Cape Girardeau city limits on Highway 61.
Regular hours for the funland will be 1:30-10:30 in the evening on Saturdays and Sundays and 4:30-10:30 on weekdays. The funland is being operated jointly by Elmer Luehring, Roy Bannister and Bob and Dave Ludwig.
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