Most Neosho residents may know where Gardner-Edgewood Drive is located but some may not be aware of the story behind the name. Edgewood was once Neosho's one and only drive-in, a spectacular outdoor movie palace that was built to resemble a Southern mansion. The name Gardner comes from Hugh Gardner who at one time owned all the movie theaters in Neosho, including the Edgewood. Gardner-Edgewood Drive is short and it runs concurrent with the road that was once Highway 71. In its heyday, the Edgewood Drive-In stood on a site near the street, approximately where Lowe's now sits...
