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<blockquote data-quote="O4L" data-source="post: 4322865" data-attributes="member: 24429"><p>Sorry guys, I've lived in or near Shawnee for sixty years and the Brown Derby location on Kickapoo Street was not the first Sonic in Shawnee. The first Sonic was built on Harrison in 1959, just a few blocks from where I live. It was closed and eventually torn down when a new Sonic was built to replace it next door.</p><p></p><p>Why they would ever tear down the first Sonic building I'll never understand. That original location has been a small strip mall since the Sonic was destroyed.</p><p></p><p>The original Brown Derby had been around since 1956 before the owner retired and sold it to Boom-A-Rang a few years ago which kept the name and tried to fool people into believing that it was still the same.</p><p></p><p>It didn't take long for locals to uncover the plot though, especially since they changed the menu drastically. They serve the same nasty food that they have at the diners and have ruined a great drive in here for us that enjoyed for many years.</p><p></p><p>Coincidentally, Boom-A-Rang and now the fake Brown Derby Drive-in, are owned by the Degraffenreid family that used to own a few Sonics when I was young.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="O4L, post: 4322865, member: 24429"] Sorry guys, I've lived in or near Shawnee for sixty years and the Brown Derby location on Kickapoo Street was not the first Sonic in Shawnee. The first Sonic was built on Harrison in 1959, just a few blocks from where I live. It was closed and eventually torn down when a new Sonic was built to replace it next door. Why they would ever tear down the first Sonic building I'll never understand. That original location has been a small strip mall since the Sonic was destroyed. The original Brown Derby had been around since 1956 before the owner retired and sold it to Boom-A-Rang a few years ago which kept the name and tried to fool people into believing that it was still the same. It didn't take long for locals to uncover the plot though, especially since they changed the menu drastically. They serve the same nasty food that they have at the diners and have ruined a great drive in here for us that enjoyed for many years. Coincidentally, Boom-A-Rang and now the fake Brown Derby Drive-in, are owned by the Degraffenreid family that used to own a few Sonics when I was young. [/QUOTE]
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