Michigan Drive-In Theaters Index & Map

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Michigan Drive-In Theater Index
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What ever happened to the old drive-in that used to be south of town? Many of our drive-in theaters quietly slipped into obscurity, and few people even noticed when they were demolished. Most of the casulties have been gone for 20 years or more now, and their memory is fading fast for former patrons. That's where Michigandriveins.com comes in. We've tracked down all of the old sites, and uncovered many photographs and details. Your local drive-in may be gone, but it lives on here. The new drive-in directory divides the state into multiple sections. Refer to the color-coded county map below to find which section your drive-in is in, and then click on the corresponding section link. At the bottom is a list of all the drive-ins that are currently online.

Mid-Michigan: Aqua	West Michigan: Blue
Metro Detroit: Lime	SE Michigan: Yellow
The Thumb: Red	North Michigan: Brown
U.P. Michigan: Green	Drive-In Graveyards

Michigan Drive-In Theaters Master List ................... Sort By: Id Number -- Opening Date -- City -- County -- Name
No.	Name	City	County	Open	Closed	Status	Section	Id
94	Traverse	Acme	Grand Traverse	6/30/50	1980?	Demo'd	Up North	94
147	Starlite	Addison	Lenawee	6/4/54	n/a	Demo'd	Southeast	147
126	Hilltop	Adrian	Lenawee	1948?	1955?	Demo'd	Southeast	126
1	Lenawee	Adrian	Lenawee	6/12/48	9/3/89	Demo'd	Southeast	1
2	Sky	Adrian	Lenawee	5/27/49	1987	Demo'd	Southeast	2
3	Albion	Albion	Calhoun	5/9/50	1986	Graveyard	Mid-Mich	3
4	Seaway	Algonac	St.Clair	6/1/58?	n/a	Demo'd	Southeast	4
5	Alpena	Alpena	Alpena	5/1/52	n/a	Demo'd	Up North	5
6	Thunder Bay	Alpena	Alpena	6/28/55	n/a	Demo'd	Up North	6
7	Scio	Ann Arbor	Washtenaw	4/10/53	8/31/86	Demo'd	Southeast	7
9	Ypsi-Ann	Ann Arbor	Washtenaw	5/29/48	n/a	Demo'd	Southeast	9
10	M-53	Bad Axe	Huron	5/21/52	n/a	Demo'd	Thumb	10
11	Pine Aire	Baldwin	Lake	5/63?	n/a	Graveyard	Northern	11
148	Battle Creek Auto	Battle Creek	Calhoun	6/22/48	n/a	Demo'd	Mid-Mich	148
12	West Point	Battle Creek	Calhoun	6/30/55	n/a	Demo'd	Mid-Mich	12
13	Starlite	Bay City	Bay	6/27/50	7/21/87	Demo'd	Thumb	13
14	Tuscola	Bay City	Bay	7/10/48	n/a	Demo'd	Thumb	14
143	Willow	Belleville	Wayne	9/16/66	n/a	Demo'd	Southeast	143
15	Starlite	Benton Harbor	Berrien	7/16/48	n/a	Demo'd	West-Mich	15
104	Night Sky	Beulah	Benzie	5/16/53	n/a	Demo'd	Up North	104
No.	Name	City	County	Open	Closed	Status	Section	Id
149	Big Rapids	Big Rapids	Mecosta	5/63?	n/a	Graveyard	West Mich	149
77	Miracle Mile	Bloomfield Hills	Oakland	6/30/60	1986	Demo'd	Detroit	77
16	Lakes	Brighton	Livingston	5/11/51	9/3/89	Demo'd	Southeast	16
17	Burnside	Burnside	Lapeer	6/8/51	n/a	Graveyard	Thumb	17
112	Miracle Twin	Burton	Genesee	2/15/73	9/1/08	Closed	Thumb	112
18	Cadillac	Cadillac	Wexford	1950?	1985	Demo'd	Up North	18
19	Caro	Caro	Tuscola	5/13/50	7/20/87	Demo'd	Thumb	19
105	Hi-Way	Carsonville	Sanilac	1947?	n/a	Survivor	Thumb	105
20	Blue Sky	Caseville	Huron	1950?	n/a	Demo'd	Thumb	20
129	Gospel Films	Cathro	Alpena	1954	1960?	n/a	Northern	129
21	Maple City	Charlotte	Eaton	6/30/53	1990?	Graveyard	Mid-Mich	21
22	Hiawatha	Chassell	Houghton	6/13/52	9/8/86	Graveyard	U.P.	22
23	Northland	Clare	Isabella	8/16/50	n/a	Demo'd	Mid-Mich	23
121	Diamond T Ranch	Clayton	Lenawee	1948?	1948?	n/a	Southeast	121
24	Cheboygan	Cheboygan	Cheboygan	7/11/52	n/a	Graveyard	Up North	24
106	Capri	Coldwater	Branch	8/21/64	n/a	Survivor	Mid-Mich	106
107	Coldwater	Coldwater	Branch	1949?	1968?	Demo'd	Mid-Mich	107
108	Constantine Auto	Constantine	St.Joseph	7/28/48?	n/a	Demo'd	West Mich	108
25	Skyway	Corunna	Shiawassee	1950?	n/a	Demo'd	Mid-Mich	25
144	Ford-Wyoming 1-5	Dearborn	Wayne	5/19/50	n/a	Survivor	Detroit	144
No.	Name	City	County	Open	Closed	Status	Section	Id
150	Ford-Wyoming 6-9	Dearborn	Wayne	5/15/91	n/a	Graveyard	Detroit	150
26	Dearborn	Dearborn Hghts	Wayne	7/23/48	1984	Demo'd	Detroit	26
27	Bel Air	Detroit	Wayne	8/25/50	1986	Demo'd	Detroit	27
124	Douglas	Douglas	Allegan	6/7/46	8/31/46?	Demo'd	West Mich	124
109	5-Mile	Dowagiac	Cass	1961?	n/a	Survivor	West Mich	109
110	Hi-Vue	Durand	Shiawassee	8/8/55	n/a	Graveyard	Mid-Mich	110
56	M-78	East Lansing	Ingham	11/7/69	9/7/92	Graveyard	Mid-Mich	56
28	Tawas	East Tawas	Iosco	1952?	1991	Demo'd	Up North	28
29	Hilltop	Escanaba	Delta	5/1/53	1989	Demo'd	Delta	29
30	Ken-Mar	Escanaba	Delta	4/28/55	n/a	Graveyard	U.P.	30
31	Grand River	Farmington	Oakland	4/15/49	7/20/88	Demo'd	Detroit	31
32	Silver	Fenton	Genesee	5/5/55?	1986	Demo'd	Thumb	32
111	Dort	Flint	Genesee	8/29/46	1963	Demo'd	Thumb	111
114	South Dort	Flint	Genesee	12/26/63	1984	Demo'd	Thumb	114
115	US-23	Flint	Genesee	6/21/51	n/a	Survivor	Thumb	115
34	Westside	Flint	Genesee	8/28/47	1983	Demo'd	Thumb	34
116	Sky-Hi	Gaylord	Otsego	n/a	n/a	Demo'd	Up North	116
139	Geneva Beach	Geneva	Lenawee	6/12/48	1948?	n/a	Southeast	139
35	Meredith	Gladwin	Gladwin	6/21/56	n/a	Graveyard	Up North	35
152	Midway Auto	Gladwin	Gladwin	4/28/54	n/a	n/a	Up North	152
No.	Name	City	County	Open	Closed	Status	Section	Id
38	Cascade	Grand Rapids	Kent	5/9/69	8/31/87	Demo'd	West Mich	38
117	Division	Grand Rapids	Kent	5/29/48	n/a	Demo'd	West Mich	117
36	Plainfield	Grand Rapids	Kent	8/1/57	1990?	Demo'd	West Mich	36
37	Vista	Grand Rapids	Kent	8/17/55	1978?	Demo'd	West Mich	37
39	Stadium	Grand Rapids	Kent	7/4/52	5/60?	Demo'd	West Mich	39
40	Greenville	Greenville	Montcalm	6/20/50	1988?	Demo'd	Mid-Mich	40
156	Spire	Hale	Iosco	n/a	1960	Demo'd	Northern	156
41	Eastside	Harper Woods	Wayne	5/26/38	1977	Demo'd	Detroit	41
118	Sunset	Hartford	Van Buren	1948?	n/a	Survivor	West Mich	118
42	Hastings	Hastings	Barry	1950?	n/a	Graveyard	West Mich	42
43	Hillsdale	Hillsdale	Hillsdale	6/27/48	n/a	Demo'd	Mid-Mich	43
119	Cherry Bowl	Honor	Benzie	7/4/53	n/a	Survivor	Northern	119
120	55-Hi	Houghton Lake	Roscommon	1950?	n/a	Demo'd	Up North	120
122	Paul Bunyan	Hubbard Lake	Alcona	8/49?	1968	Demo'd	Up North	122
44	Ionia	Ionia	Ionia	6/18/53	1985?	Demo'd	Mid-Mich	44
45	Tri-City	Iron Mountain	Dickinson	5/13/53	1989	Graveyard	U.P.	45
46	Ironwood	Ironwood	Gogebic	8/30/53	1987?	Demo'd	U.P.	46
47	Evergreen	Ishpeming	Marquette	6/29/50	8/31/86	Demo'd	U.P.	47
48	Bel-Air	Jackson	Jackson	4/29/55	n/a	Demo'd	Mid-Mich	48
151	Hilltop	Jackson	Jackson	1950?	1952?	Demo'd	Mid-Mich	151
No.	Name	City	County	Open	Closed	Status	Section	Id
49	Jackson	Jackson	Jackson	4/17/48	1988?	Demo'd	Mid-Mich	49
50	Douglas Auto	Kalamazoo	Kalamazoo	4/14/55	7/85	Demo'd	West Mich	50
52	Woodland	Kentwood	Kent	7/69?	1988?	Demo'd	West Mich	52
123	Lakes	Lake Linden	Houghton	7/5/57	9/7/84	Graveyard	U.P.	123
53	Lansing	Lansing	Ingham	5/29/48	9/7/81	Demo'd	Mid-Mich	53
54	Northside	Lansing	Clinton	8/29/52	8/18/88	Demo'd	Mid-Mich	54
55	Starlite	Lansing	Eaton	5/22/53	8/24/84	Demo'd	Mid-Mich	55
57	Sunset	Lapeer	Lapeer	6/30/50	1984?	Demo'd	Thumb	57
58	Starlite	Ludington	Mason	5/27/53	1989	Demo'd	Up North	58
59	Galaxy	Madison Hghts	Macomb	8/22/63	1986	Demo'd	Detroit	59
60	Chippewa	Manistee	Manistee	7/30/50	1985	Graveyard	Up North	60
125	Cinema 2	Manistique	Schoolcraft	n/a	2001	Graveyard	U.P.	125
153	Devils Lake	Manitou Beach	Lenawee	7/4/51	8/07	Closed	Southeast	153
127	Marquette Outdoor	Marquette	Marquette	8/20/54	9/23/56?	Demo'd	U.P.	127
61	Marysville	Marysville	St.Clair	1950?	n/a	Demo'd	Southeast	61
62	M-60	Mendon	St. Joseph	1953?	1983	Graveyard	West Mich	62
63	Sunset	Midland	Bay	8/12/50	1988?	Demo'd	Thumb	63
128	Mikado	Mikado	Alcona	1950?	n/a	Demo'd	Up North	128
64	Galaxy	Mio	Oscoda	4/23/54	1990's	Demo'd	Northern	64
65	Custer	Monroe	Monroe	5/27/55	1988?	Demo'd	Southeast	65
No.	Name	City	County	Open	Closed	Status	Section	Id
66	Denniston	Monroe	Monroe	4/5/56	1985	Graveyard	Southeast	66
130	Dixie	Monroe	Monroe	6/14/48	9/28/66	Demo'd	Southeast	130
67	Skyline	Morenci	Lenawee	1950?	n/a	Demo'd	Southeast	67
68	Mt. Clemens	Mt.Clemens	Macomb	4/18/52	1996	Demo'd	Detroit	68
113	Flint	Mt.Morris	Genesee	5/27/48	1966	Demo'd	Thumb	113
33	Northland	Mt.Morris	Genesee	9/5/56	1986	Demo'd	Thumb	33
69	Pleasant	Mt.Pleasant	Isabella	6/11/65	n/a	Demo'd	Mid-Mich	69
131	Superior	Munising	Alger	6/11/54	n/a	Demo'd	U.P.	131
132	Getty	Muskegon	Muskegon	6/3/49	n/a	Survivor	West	132
70	Muskegon Auto	Muskegon	Muskegon	8/26/47	9/1/80	Demo'd	West Mich	70
71	North	Muskegon	Muskegon	8/9/56	9/1/80	Demo'd	West Mich	71
72	Niles 31	Niles	Berrien	8/19/48	1985?	Demo'd	West Mich	72
133	Airport	Negaunee	Marquette	1957?*	1987?	Graveyard	U.P.	133
73	Westside	Oak Park	Oakland	4/26/40	n/a	Demo'd	Detroit	73
74	Crest	Okemos	Ingham	9/8/50	1990?	Demo'd	Mid-Mich	74
75	Northland	Petoskey	Emmet	5/13/53	7/6/86	Demo'd	Up North	75
76	131	Plainwell	Allegan	6/8/50	1984	Graveyard	West Mich	76
79	Blue Sky	Pontiac	Oakland	5/28/48	9/10/87	Demo'd	Detroit	79
78	Pontiac	Pontiac	Oakland	7/1/50	1990	Demo'd	Detroit	78
No.	Name	City	County	Open	Closed	Status	Section	Id
80	Lakeshore	Port Huron	St.Clair	5/25/48	1986	Demo'd	Southeast	80
51	Kalamazoo Auto	Portage	Kalamazoo	7/8/48	1983	Demo'd	West Mich	51
134	Bay	Pinconning	Bay	7/1/59	1976?	Demo'd	Thumb	134
88	Northwoods	Prudenville	Roscommon	1975?	n/a	Graveyard	Up North	88
135	B&D	Rapid River	Delta	9/16/49	10/5/56	Demo'd	U.P.	135
145	Town	Redford	Wayne	5/4/49	12/9/62	Demo'd	Detroit	145
81	Sundown	Rosebush	Isabella	7/1/50	n/a	Demo'd	Mid-Mich	81
82	Gratiot	Roseville	Macomb	4/30/48	9/3/84	Demo'd	Detroit	82
83	Oak	Royal Oak	Oakland	10/19/49	n/a	Demo'd	Detroit	83
84	Bel-Air	Saginaw	Saginaw	4/14/55	9/1/86	Demo'd	Thumb	84
154	Saginaw Auto	Saginaw	Saginaw	7/2/48	9/1/86	Demo'd	Thumb	154
136	Twilite	Saginaw	Saginaw	8/17/48	9/2/91	Demo'd	Thumb	136
142	Starlite	Sandusky	Sanilac	5/27/49	1969	Demo'd	Thumb	142
85	Starlight	Saugatuck	Allegan	7/7/49?	1988?	Demo'd	West Mich	85
137	Starlite	Sault Ste.Marie	Chippewa	7/30/53	n/a	Demo'd	U.P.	137
86	Ft. George	Southgate	Wayne	5/4/50	1990	Demo'd	Detroit	86
87	Michigan	Southgate	Wayne	7/22/48	1984	Demo'd	Detroit	87
138	M-104	Spring Lake	Ottawa	8/30/55	9/4/82	Demo'd	West Mich	138
89	Family	St.Johns	Clinton	1955?	1985?	Demo'd	Mid-Mich	89
No.	Name	City	County	Open	Closed	Status	Section	Id
90	St.Joe Auto	St.Joseph	Berrien	6/21/50	n/a	Demo'd	West Mich	90
91	Skytop	St.Louis	Gratiot	1949?	9/12/86	Demo'd	Mid-Mich	91
140	Sturgis	Sturgis	St.Joseph	7/24/52	1983	Demo'd	West Mich	140
92	Ecorse	Taylor	Wayne	4/22/51	1989?	Demo'd	Detroit	92
93	Jolly Roger	Taylor	Wayne	9/15/54	1990	Demo'd	Detroit	93
141	Sundowner	Traverse City	Grand Traverse	5/20/80	6/85?	Graveyard	Up North	141
95	Holiday	Trenton	Wayne	4/27/56	1986	Demo'd	Detroit	95
96	Troy	Troy	Oakland	7/1/55	1984	Demo'd	Detroit	96
97	Commerce	Walled Lake	Oakland	7/3/56	9/5/90	Graveyard	Detroit	97
98	Walake	Walled Lake	Oakland	7/20/56	1986	Demo'd	Detroit	98
99	Van Dyke	Warren	Macomb	8/12/55?	1986	Demo'd	Detroit	99
100	Waterford	Waterford	Wayne	4/15/48?	1987	Demo'd	Detroit	100
101	Wayne	Wayne	Wayne	5/20/49	7/14/90	Demo'd	Detroit	101
146	Algiers	Westland	Wayne	5/15/56	1984	Demo'd	Detroit	146
102	M-37	White Cloud	Newaygo	5/29/63	n/a	Graveyard	West Mich	102
103	Beltline	Wyoming	Kent	7/10/48	1987?	Demo'd	West Mich	103
8	University	Ypsilanti	Washtenaw	7/9/65	n/a	Demo'd	Southeast	8

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