Michigan Drive-Ins


blog entries for Michigan


Doesn't seem to be much in the way of aerial photos for MIchigan.

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Adrian had 2: Lenawee Drive-In, Sky Drive-In

one: on US-223 topo

two: northeast of town on Route 52 topo


Albion had 1, Albion Drive-In

just southeast of the Route99/I-94 interchange topo


Algonac had 1, Seaway Drive-In

north of town on Marsh Road topo


Alpena had 2: Alpena Drive-In, Thunder Bay Drive-In

here is the town. topo


Ann Arbor had 3: Scio Drive-In, University Drive-in, Ypsi Ann Drive-in

Jim Rees' Ann Arbor, Michigan Drive-Ins info all are closed

out by Young Airport topo

closed photo

probably University Drive-In topo

No aerial photo coverage of this area.

found topo

No aerial photo coverage of this area.


Bad Axe had 1, M 53 Drive-In

west side of town. topo


Baldwin had 1, Pine Air Drive-In

south of town on Route 37 topo

aerial photo


Battle Creek had 2: Auto Drive-In, West Point Drive-In

I couldn't find the other one.

well west on Route 89. west of Level Park, MI. topo

looks like it could still be open. photo


Benton Harbor had 1, Starlite Drive-In

south on Route 139. topo

you can see the remnents of the parking rows, to the right of the building. photo


Big Rapids had 1, Big Rapids University Drive-In

north of town on US-131. maps.yahoo claims the address is on the south side of town. Another instance of disagreement between sources. topo

closed. photo

brighton

Brighton had 1, Lakes Drive-In

on Grand Road, between Fonda Lake and Pickerel Lake. Southeast of the I-96/US-23 interchange. topo

partial aerial photo

closed. partial aerial coverage. photo


Brown City had 1, Burnside Drive-In

located in Burnside, west of Brown City on Route 90 topo


Burton has 1, Miracle Twin Drive-In Theatre

Miracle Twin topo

evidently there are 2 Burton, MI. here is the 2nd one. topo


Cadillac had 1, Cadillac Drive-In

south of town on US-131 topo

partially obliterated, looks on its way to being completely gone. photo


Caro had 1, Caro Drive-In

northeast of town on Route 81 topo


Carsonville has 1, Hi-Way Drive-In Theatre

west of town topo


Caseville had 1, Blue Sky Drive-In

no Drive-In found topo


Chassell had 1, Hiawatha Drive-In

southeast of town on US-41 topo

partially there, closed. photo


Cheboygan had 1, Cheboygan Drive-In

south of Maxwell Gully on Route 27 topo

closed, but partially visible. photo


Clare had 1, Northland Drive-In

here is the town. Several blank map areas. topo


Coldwater has 1, Capri Drive-In Theater

partial map coverage. topo

Drive-In south of town on US-27. topo

looks obliterated, not open. photo


Dearborn has 1 open: Ford-Wyoming Drive In Theatre

found on US-153 topo

Dearborn had 1 closed: Dearborn Drive-In

none shown on the topo map at the adress pointed to by maps.yahoo. topo

but it does show up west of the maps.yahoo location in Dearborn Heights. topo


Detroit had 1, Bel Air Drive-In

on 8 Mile Road aka Route 102. topo


Dowagiac has 1, Five-Mile Drive-In Theatre

just to the west of Five Mile Corners, MI on Route 152 topo


East Tawas had 1, Tawas Drive-In

on the way to the airport. topo

closed, mostly still visible. photo


Escanaba had 2: Hilltop Drive-in, Ken Mar Drive-In

Updated maps. Going by the addresses...

Hilltop Drive-In probably somewhere in there. topo

Ken Mar Drive-In is supposed to be to right of Route 35. topo


Farmington had 1, Grand River Drive-In

found topo


Fenton had 1, Silver Drive-In

west side of town, on East View Drive. between US-23 and the lake. topo

off the aerial, to the right. partial coverage. photo


Flint has 1 open: U S 23 Twin Drive In Theatre

south of town topo


Gladwin had 1, Meredith Drive-In

Here is the town. topo


Greenville had 1, Greenville Drive-In

south of town on Route 91 topo


Harper Woods had 1, East Side Drive-In

found topo


Hartford has 1, Sunset Auto Theatre

west of town topo


Hastings had 1, Hastings Drive-In

south of town on Route 37 topo


Hillsdale had 1, Hillsdale Drive-In

found topo


Honor has 1, Cherry Bowl Drive-In

west of town on US-31 topo


Ionia had 1, Iona Drive-In

south of town, across Route 66 from the airport. topo


Iron Mountain had 1, Tri City Drive-In

east of town, on US-141 topo

partially there. photo


Ironwood had 1, Ironwood Drive-In

found topo


Ishpeming had 2: Airport Drive-In, Evergreen Drive-In

They don't have an airport at Ishpeming... according to maps.yahoo the closest one is in Gwinn, MI.

I looked up 'airport' for this area on maps.yahoo, and it showed one at 17.8 miles away in Gwinn... but didn't mention the one between Ishpeming and Marquette, MI. That airport is where the Drive-In was located. I expanded miles coverage on the maps.yahoo page, and spotted the airport between Ishpeming and Marquette.

northeast of town on Route 28/US-41 topo

part of tree line around the Drive-In is still there, but it looks like airport expansion covered it up. photo

I could only find one Drive-In location.


Jackson had 2: Bel Air Drive-In, Jackson Drive-In

one: found topo

two: out near the airport on Business I-94. topo


Kalamazoo had 2: Douglas Drive-in, Portage Drive-in

Douglas Drive-In topo

Portage Drive-In topo


Kentwood had 1, Woodland Drive-In

found it ! Its not on 29th Street. topo


Lake Linden had 1, Lake Outdoor Theatre

north of town on Cemetary Road topo

closed. photo


Lapeer had 1, Sunset Drive-In

east of town, near Myers Road and on Imlay City Road. topo


Ludington had 1, Starlite Drive-In

found topo

lost photo


Madison Heights had 1, Galaxy Drive-In

map says Warren, mI but it doesn't match the address I have for Warren's Drive-In, the Van Dyke Drive-In topo


Manistee had 1, Chippewa Drive-In

here is the town. topo


Manistique has 1, Cinema 2 US-2 Drive-In

east of town topo


Marysville had 1, Marysville Drive-In

here is the town. 1991 mpas. topo


Mendon had 1, M 60 Drive-In

west of town. topo

house on top of the parking rows. photo


Midland had 1, Sunset Drive-In

found in spite of the partial map coverage. topo

partialonly. Drive-In off the aerial photo


Mio had 1, Galaxy Drive-In

north of town, by the airport. topo

aerial photo


Mount Clemens had 1, Mt. Clemens Drive-In

closer to Mount Clemens than Sterling Heights. topo


Muskegon has 1, Getty 4 Screen Drive-In

northeast of Mona View Cemetary topo

4 screens all right ! photo

1 pixel per meter. photo


Niles had 1, 31 Outdoor Theatre

south on US-31/US-33 in Bertrand. topo

gone. Under the paring lot. photo


Okemos had 1, Crest Drive-In

east on Route 43 topo


Plainwell had 1, 131 Drive-In

not on US-131, but near it on Douglas Avenue. topo


Pontiac had 3: Miracle Mile Drive-In, Pontiac Drive-In, Blue Sky Drive-In

Miracle Mile Drive-In on Telegraph Road/US-10 topo

two: just south of the I-75/Route 24 interchange just west of I-75. (Northeast of Galloway Lake.) topo

I couldn't find the third Drive-In location.


Port Huron had 1, Lakeshore Drive-In

here is the town. topo


Rosebush had 1, Sundown Drive-In

north of town on North Mission Road topo


Roseville had 1, Gratiot Drive-In

southeast of the Macomb Mall topo


Royal Oak had 1, Oak Drive-In

found topo

No aerial photo coverage.


Saginaw had 2: Auto Drive-in Theatre, Bel Air Drive-In

Auto Drive-in Theatre topo

Bel Air Drive-In topo


Saugatuck had 1, Starlite Drive-In

well northeast of town on the Blue Star Memorial Highway topo

gone. photo


Southgate had 2: Fort George Drive-In, Michigan Drive-In

one: on Toledo Road, just north of Nortline Road. topo

two: in Wyandotte just south of Southgate. topo


St. Helen had 1, Northwoods Drive-In

here is the town. topo


St. Johns had 1, Family Drive-In

on US-27 north of town. topo

gone. photo


St. Louis had 1, Drive-In

Steve's update 2002


Trenton had 1, Holiday Drive-In

Ron's update ! January, 2002

apparently in Woodhaven topo

Partial aerial photo coverage, so I couldn't find a Drive-In aerial photo.


Troy had 1, Troy Drive-In

I found this one between Troy and Clawson, MI. I don't know if its the corect one. topo


Westland had 1, Algiers Drive-In

here is the town topo


White Cloud had 1, M37 Drive-In

Looks like 4-wheel drive to get there... or a pickup truck. Hard to tell from the photos, but its definately an unimproved area.

well south of town. topo

south of Highway-37. Apparently Old 37 photo

just north of this lake topo

aerial photo



Wyoming had 1, Beltline Drive-In

found it, on Route 11 topo






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