Metro Detroit Drive-In Theaters
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Name: Algiers Drive-In
Address: 7250 Warren Rd. @ Wayne Rd.
City, State, Zip: Westland, MI 48185
County: Wayne
Open Date: 8/15/56
Close Date: 1984
Status: Demolished
Car Capacity: 1500
Screen Count: 2
Owners: Wayne Amusements/Charles Shafer
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Name: Bel-Air Drive-In
Address: 8600 E. 8-Mile Rd.
City, State, Zip: Detroit, MI 48234
County: Wayne
Open Date: 8/25/50
Close Date: 1986
Status: Demolished
Car Capacity: 3000
Screen Count: 4
Owners: Community Theatres/Adolph & Irving Goldberg
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Name: Blue Sky Drive-In
Address: 2150 N. Opdyke Rd.
City, State, Zip: Pontiac, MI 48341
County: Oakland
Open Date: 5/28/48
Close Date: 9/10/87
Status: Demolished
Car Capacity: 700
Screen Count: 1
Owners: Redstone Theatres/National Amusements
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Name: Commerce Drive-In
Address: 8305 Richardson Rd.
City, State, Zip: Walled Lake, MI 48390
County: Oakland
Open Date: 7/3/56
Close Date: 9/5/90
Status: Graveyard
Car Capacity: 1065
Screen Count: 1
Owners: J. Pollina
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Name: Compuware Arena Drive-In (temporary parking lot drive-in)
Address: 14900 N. Beck Rd.
City, State, Zip: Plymouth, MI 48170
County: Wayne
Open Date: 2004
Close Date: Open in 2008
Status: Open
Car Capacity: n/a
Screen Count: 3
Owners: Movies at the Drive-In; Joseph Cobb, Kenneth Stocker, J. Ronald Slavik
Aka: Slapshot Drive-In
Name: Dearborn Drive-In
Address: 26500 Ford Rd.
City, State, Zip: Dearborn, MI 48206
County: Wayne
Open Date: 7/23/48
Close Date: 1984
Status: Demolished
Car Capacity: 1200
Screen Count: 2
Owners: Wayne Amusements
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Name: Eastside Drive-In
Address: 19440 Harper Ave.
City, State, Zip: Harper Woods, MI 48225
County: Wayne
Open Date: 5/26/38
Close Date: 1977
Status: Demolished
Car Capacity: 1000
Screen Count: 1
Owners: Westoutdoor
Aka: East Side Drive-In, Drive-In Theatre
Name: Ecorse Drive-In
Address: 21366 Ecorse Rd.
City, State, Zip: Taylor, MI 48126
County: Wayne
Open Date: 4/22/51
Close Date: 1989?
Status: Demolished
Car Capacity: 1050
Screen Count: 2
Owners: Sportservice (1969) Wayne Amusements
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Name: Ford-Wyoming 1-5 Drive-In
Address: 10400 Ford Rd. (at Wyoming)
City, State, Zip: Dearborn, MI 48126
County: Wayne
Open Date: 5/19/50
Close Date: Open in 2008
Status: Survivor
Car Capacity: 750 (1950)
Screen Count: 5
Owners: Ford Wyoming, Inc./Wayne Amusements/Charles Shafer
Website: Fordwyomingdrivein.com
Name: Ford-Wyoming 6-9 Drive-In
Address: 6251 Wyoming Rd.
City, State, Zip: Dearborn, MI 48126
County: Wayne
Open Date: 5/12/91
Close Date: Open in 2008
Status: Survivor
Car Capacity: n/a
Screen Count: 5
Owners: Ford Wyoming, Inc./Wayne Amusements/Charles Shafer
Website: Fordwyomingdrivein.com
Name: Fort George Drive-In
Address: 16300 Fort St.
City, State, Zip: Southgate, MI 48195
County: Wayne
Open Date: 5/4/50
Close Date: 1990
Status: Demolished
Car Capacity: 1300
Screen Count: 1
Owners: Nicholas George Theatres
Aka: Fort Drive-In
Name: Galaxy Drive-In
Address: 25257 Dequindre Rd.
City, State, Zip: Madison Heights, MI 48071
County: Macomb
Open Date: 8/22/63
Close Date: 1986
Status: Demolished
Car Capacity: 1800
Screen Count: 1 (122' x 55' Selby)
Owners: Nicholas George Theatres
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Name: Grand River Drive-In
Address: 30200 Grand River Ave.
City, State, Zip: Farmington, MI 48336
County: Oakland
Open Date: 4/15/49
Close Date: 7/20/88
Status: Demolished
Car Capacity: 1200
Screen Count: 3
Owners: Community Theatres
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Name: Gratiot Drive-In
Address: 31900 Gratiot Rd.
City, State, Zip: Roseville, MI 48026
County: Macomb
Open Date: 4/30/48
Close Date: 9/3/84
Status: Demolished
Car Capacity: 1000
Screen Count: 2
Owners: Alex Schreiber, Gratiot Drive-In Theatres Co. (1957)
Community Theatres (1977)
Name: Holiday Drive-In
Address: 23000 West Rd.
City, State, Zip: Trenton, MI 48183
County: Wayne
Open Date: 4/27/56
Close Date: 1986
Status: Demolished
Car Capacity: 1200
Screen Count: 1
Owners: Andrew Bzovi (1957,1965) D.Bzoui (1977)
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Name: Jolly Roger Drive-In
Address: 24745 Van Born Rd.
City, State, Zip: Taylor, MI 48180
County: Wayne
Open Date: 9/15/54
Close Date: 1990
Status: Demolished
Car Capacity: 1600
Screen Count: 1
Owners: Nicholas George Theatres
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Name: Michigan Drive-In
Address: 14870 Dix-Toledo Hwy. @ at Eureka Rd.
City, State, Zip: Southgate, MI 48195
County: Wayne
Open Date: 7/22/48
Close Date: 1984
Status: Demolished
Car Capacity: 1200
Screen Count: 1
Owners: Nicholas George Theatres
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Name: Miracle Mile Drive-In
Address: 2103 S. Telegraph Rd. (Bloomfield Hills)
City, State, Zip: Pontiac, MI 48302
County: Oakland
Open Date: 6/30/60
Close Date: 1986
Status: Demolished
Car Capacity: 1600
Screen Count: 1 - 140' x 85'
Owners: Elton & Marjorie Samuels - National Amusements/Redstone Theatres
Name: Mt. Clemens Drive-In
Address: 45360 N. Gratiot Rd.
City, State, Zip: Mt. Clemens, MI 48042
County: Macomb
Open Date: 4/18/52
Close Date: 1996
Status: Demolished
Car Capacity: 1200
Screen Count: 1
Owners: Mutual Theaters (1957) Joseph Eilul (1977)
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Name: Oak Drive-In
Address: 2916 Normandy Rd. (13 1/2 Mile & Woodward)
City, State, Zip: Royal Oak, MI 48073
County: Oakland
Open Date: 10/19/49
Close Date: n/a
Status: Demolished
Car Capacity: 1000
Screen Count: 1
Owners: J. Miskinis
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Name: Pontiac Drive-In
Address: 2435 Dixie Hwy.
City, State, Zip: Pontiac, MI 48055
County: Oakland
Open Date: 7/1/50
Close Date: 1990
Status: Demolished
Car Capacity: 1200
Screen Count: 1
Owners: Redstone Theatres/National Amusements
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Name: Silverdome Drive-In (temporary parking lot drive-in)
Address: 1200 Featherstone Rd.
City, State, Zip: Pontiac, MI 48342
County: Oakland
Open Date: 10/10/03
Close Date: 2006
Status: Graveyard
Car Capacity: 360
Screen Count: 3
Owners: Movies at the Drive-In, Farmington Hills, MI (248)456-1613
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Name: Town Drive-In
Address: 9377 Telegraph Rd. @ Chicago Rd.
City, State, Zip: Redford, MI 48239
County: Wayne
Open Date: 5/4/49
Close Date: 12/9/62
Status: Demolished
Car Capacity: 1000
Screen Count: 1
Owners: Community Theatres
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Name: Troy Drive-In
Address: 1549 E. Maple Rd. @ I-75
City, State, Zip: Troy, MI 48083
County: Oakland
Open Date: 7/1/55
Close Date: 1984
Status: Demolished
Car Capacity: 1200
Screen Count: 1
Owners: B.& L. Brooks
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Name: Van Dyke Drive-In
Address: 32341 Van Dyke Rd.
City, State, Zip: Warren, MI 48093
County: Macomb
Open Date: 8/12/55?
Close Date: 1986
Status: Demolished
Car Capacity: 1500
Screen Count: 3
Owners: Detroit Theaters Cohen Theatres/Milton Herman
Name: Walake Drive-In
Address: 2150 W. Maple Rd.
City, State, Zip: Walled Lake, MI 48390
County: Oakland
Open Date: 7/20/56
Close Date: 1986
Status: Demolished
Car Capacity: 1200
Screen Count: 1
Owners: Wisper-Wetsman
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Name: Walled Lake Drive-In
Address: 535 E. Lake Drive
City, State, Zip: Walled Lake, MI 48390
County: Oakland
Open Date: 1945?
Close Date: 1950
Status: Demolished
Car Capacity: 200
Screen Count: 1
Owners: E. J. Patineau, Walled Lake Theatre, Inc.
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Name: Waterford Drive-In
Address: 3520 Airport Rd.
City, State, Zip: Waterford, MI 48095
County: Oakland
Open Date: 4/15/48?
Close Date: 1987
Status: Demolished
Car Capacity: 700
Screen Count: 1
Owners: Starlight Drive-In Theatres Inc. (1957) Redstone Theatres (1977)
Aka: Starlight Drive-In
Name: Wayne Drive-In
Address: 38547 Michigan Ave.
City, State, Zip: Wayne, MI 48184
County: Wayne
Open Date: 5/20/49
Close Date: 7/14/90
Status: Demolished
Car Capacity: 842
Screen Count: 4
Owners: Wayne Amusements/Charles Shafer
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Name: Westside Drive-In
Address: 14350 W. 8-Mile Rd.
City, State, Zip: Oak Park, MI 48237
County: Oakland
Open Date: 4/26/40
Close Date: n/a
Status: Demolished
Car Capacity: 700
Screen Count: 1
Owners: Westoutdoor
Aka: West Side Drive-In
