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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.

Michigan Drive-In Theaters Master List ................... Sort By: Id Number -- Opening Date -- City -- County -- Name
No. Name City County Open Closed Status Section Id
41 Eastside Harper Woods Wayne 5/26/38 1977 Demo'd Detroit 41
73 Westside Oak Park Oakland 4/26/40 n/a Demo'd Detroit 73
155 Walled Lake Walled Lake Oakland 1945? 1950 Demo'd Detroit 155
124 Douglas Douglas Allegan 6/7/46 8/31/46? Demo'd West Mich 124
111 Dort Flint Genesee 8/29/46 1963 Demo'd Thumb 111
70 Muskegon Auto Muskegon Muskegon 8/26/47 9/1/80 Demo'd West Mich 70
34 Westside Flint Genesee 8/28/47 1983 Demo'd Thumb 34
105 Hi-Way Carsonville Sanilac 1947? n/a Survivor Thumb 105
100 Waterford Waterford Wayne 4/15/48? 1987 Demo'd Detroit 100
49 Jackson Jackson Jackson 4/17/48 1988? Demo'd Mid-Mich 49
82 Gratiot Roseville Macomb 4/30/48 9/3/84 Demo'd Detroit 82
80 Lakeshore Port Huron St.Clair 5/25/48 1986 Demo'd Southeast 80
113 Flint Mt.Morris Genesee 5/27/48 1966 Demo'd Thumb 113
79 Blue Sky Pontiac Oakland 5/28/48 9/10/87 Demo'd Detroit 79
117 Division Grand Rapids Kent 5/29/48 n/a Demo'd West Mich 117
53 Lansing Lansing Ingham 5/29/48 9/7/81 Demo'd Mid-Mich 53
9 Ypsi-Ann Ann Arbor Washtenaw 5/29/48 n/a Demo'd Southeast 9
139 Geneva Beach Geneva Lenawee 6/12/48 1948? n/a Southeast 139
1 Lenawee Adrian Lenawee 6/12/48 9/3/89 Demo'd Southeast 1
130 Dixie Monroe Monroe 6/14/48 9/28/66 Demo'd Southeast 130
No. Name City County Open Closed Status Section Id
148 Battle Creek Auto Battle Creek Calhoun 6/22/48 n/a Demo'd Mid-Mich 148
43 Hillsdale Hillsdale Hillsdale 6/27/48 n/a Demo'd Mid-Mich 43
154 Saginaw Auto Saginaw Saginaw 7/2/48 9/1/86 Demo'd Thumb 154
51 Kalamazoo Auto Portage Kalamazoo 7/8/48 1983 Demo'd West Mich 51
103 Beltline Wyoming Kent 7/10/48 1987? Demo'd West Mich 103
14 Tuscola Bay City Bay 7/10/48 n/a Demo'd Thumb 14
15 Starlite Benton Harbor Berrien 7/16/48 n/a Demo'd West Mich 15
87 Michigan Southgate Wayne 7/22/48 1984 Demo'd Detroit 87
26 Dearborn Dearborn Hghts Wayne 7/23/48 1984 Demo'd Detroit 26
108 Constantine Auto Constantine St.Joseph 7/28/48? n/a Demo'd West Mich 108
136 Twilite Saginaw Saginaw 8/17/48 9/2/91 Demo'd Thumb 136
72 Niles 31 Niles Berrien 8/19/48 1985? Demo'd West Mich 72
121 Diamond T Ranch Clayton Lenawee 1948? 1948? n/a Southeast 121
126 Hilltop Adrian Lenawee 1948? 1955? Demo'd Southeast 126
118 Sunset Hartford Van Buren 1948? n/a Survivor West Mich 118
31 Grand River Farmington Oakland 4/15/49 7/20/88 Demo'd Detroit 31
145 Town Redford Wayne 5/4/49 12/9/62 Demo'd Detroit 145
101 Wayne Wayne Wayne 5/20/49 7/14/90 Demo'd Detroit 101
2 Sky Adrian Lenawee 5/27/49 1987 Demo'd Southeast 2
No. Name City County Open Closed Status Section Id
142 Starlite Sandusky Sanilac 5/27/49 1969 Demo'd Thumb 142
25 Skyway Corunna Shiawassee 5/28/49 n/a Demo'd Mid-Mich 25
132 Getty Muskegon Muskegon 6/3/49 n/a Survivor West 132
85 Starlight Saugatuck Allegan 7/7/49? 1988? Demo'd West Mich 85
122 Paul Bunyan Hubbard Lake Alcona 8/49? 1968 Demo'd Up North 122
135 B&D Rapid River Delta 9/16/49 10/5/56 Demo'd U.P. 135
83 Oak Royal Oak Oakland 10/19/49 n/a Demo'd Detroit 83
107 Coldwater Coldwater Branch 1949? 1968? Demo'd Mid-Mich 107
91 Skytop St.Louis Gratiot 1949? 9/12/86 Demo'd Mid-Mich 91
86 Ft. George Southgate Wayne 5/4/50 1990 Demo'd Detroit 86
3 Albion Albion Calhoun 5/9/50 1986 Graveyard Mid-Mich 3
19 Caro Caro Tuscola 5/13/50 7/20/87 Demo'd Thumb 19
144 Ford-Wyoming 1-5 Dearborn Wayne 5/19/50 n/a Survivor Detroit 144
76 131 Plainwell Allegan 6/8/50 1984 Graveyard West Mich 76
40 Greenville Greenville Montcalm 6/20/50 1988? Demo'd Mid-Mich 40
90 St.Joe Auto St.Joseph Berrien 6/21/50 n/a Demo'd West Mich 90
13 Starlite Bay City Bay 6/27/50 7/21/87 Demo'd Thumb 13
47 Evergreen Ishpeming Marquette 6/29/50 8/31/86 Demo'd U.P. 47
57 Sunset Lapeer Lapeer 6/30/50 1984? Demo'd Thumb 57
94 Traverse Acme Grand Traverse 6/30/50 1980? Demo'd Up North 94
81 Sundown Rosebush Isabella 7/1/50 n/a Demo'd Mid-Mich 81
No. Name City County Open Closed Status Section Id
78 Pontiac Pontiac Oakland 7/1/50 1990 Demo'd Detroit 78
60 Chippewa Manistee Manistee 7/30/50 1985 Graveyard Up North 60
63 Sunset Midland Bay 8/12/50 1988? Demo'd Thumb 63
23 Northland Clare Isabella 8/16/50 n/a Demo'd Mid-Mich 23
27 Bel Air Detroit Wayne 8/25/50 1986 Demo'd Detroit 27
74 Crest Okemos Ingham 9/8/50 1990? Demo'd Mid-Mich 74
120 55-Hi Houghton Lake Roscommon 1950? n/a Demo'd Up North 120
20 Blue Sky Caseville Huron 1950? n/a Demo'd Thumb 20
18 Cadillac Cadillac Wexford 1950? 1985 Demo'd Up North 18
42 Hastings Hastings Barry 1950? n/a Graveyard West Mich 42
151 Hilltop Jackson Jackson 1950? 1952? Demo'd Mid-Mich 151
61 Marysville Marysville St.Clair 1950? n/a Demo'd Southeast 61
128 Mikado Mikado Alcona 1950? n/a Demo'd Up North 128
67 Skyline Morenci Lenawee 1950? n/a Demo'd Southeast 67
92 Ecorse Taylor Wayne 4/22/51 1989? Demo'd Detroit 92
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
115 US-23 Flint Genesee 6/21/51 n/a Survivor Thumb 115
153 Devils Lake Manitou Beach Lenawee 7/4/51 8/07 Closed Southeast 153
No. Name City County Open Closed Status Section Id
68 Mt. Clemens Mt.Clemens Macomb 4/18/52 1996 Demo'd Detroit 68
5 Alpena Alpena Alpena 5/1/52 n/a Demo'd Up North 5
10 M-53 Bad Axe Huron 5/21/52 n/a Demo'd Thumb 10
22 Hiawatha Chassell Houghton 6/13/52 9/8/86 Graveyard U.P. 22
39 Stadium Grand Rapids Kent 7/4/52 5/60? Demo'd West Mich 39
24 Cheboygan Cheboygan Cheboygan 7/11/52 n/a Graveyard Up North 24
140 Sturgis Sturgis St.Joseph 7/24/52 1983 Demo'd West Mich 140
54 Northside Lansing Clinton 8/29/52 8/18/88 Demo'd Mid-Mich 54
28 Tawas East Tawas Iosco 1952? 1991 Demo'd Up North 28
7 Scio Ann Arbor Washtenaw 4/10/53 8/31/86 Demo'd Southeast 7
29 Hilltop Escanaba Delta 5/1/53 1989 Demo'd Delta 29
75 Northland Petoskey Emmet 5/13/53 7/6/86 Demo'd Up North 75
45 Tri-City Iron Mountain Dickinson 5/13/53 1989 Graveyard U.P. 45
104 Night Sky Beulah Benzie 5/16/53 n/a Demo'd Up North 104
55 Starlite Lansing Eaton 5/22/53 8/24/84 Demo'd Mid-Mich 55
58 Starlite Ludington Mason 5/27/53 1989 Demo'd Up North 58
44 Ionia Ionia Ionia 6/18/53 1985? Demo'd Mid-Mich 44
21 Maple City Charlotte Eaton 6/30/53 1990? Graveyard Mid-Mich 21
119 Cherry Bowl Honor Benzie 7/4/53 n/a Survivor Northern 119
137 Starlite Sault Ste.Marie Chippewa 7/30/53 n/a Demo'd U.P. 137
No. Name City County Open Closed Status Section Id
46 Ironwood Ironwood Gogebic 8/30/53 1987? Demo'd U.P. 46
62 M-60 Mendon St. Joseph 1953? 1983 Graveyard West Mich 62
64 Galaxy Mio Oscoda 4/23/54 1990's Demo'd Northern 64
152 Midway Auto Gladwin Gladwin 4/28/54 n/a n/a Up North 152
147 Starlite Addison Lenawee 6/4/54 n/a Demo'd Southeast 147
131 Superior Munising Alger 6/11/54 n/a Demo'd U.P. 131
127 Marquette Outdoor Marquette Marquette 8/20/54 9/23/56? Demo'd U.P. 127
93 Jolly Roger Taylor Wayne 9/15/54 1990 Demo'd Detroit 93
129 Gospel Films Cathro Alpena 1954 1960? n/a Northern 129
50 Douglas Auto Kalamazoo Kalamazoo 4/14/55 7/85 Demo'd West Mich 50
84 Bel-Air Saginaw Saginaw 4/14/55 9/1/86 Demo'd Thumb 84
30 Ken-Mar Escanaba Delta 4/28/55 n/a Graveyard U.P. 30
48 Bel-Air Jackson Jackson 4/29/55 n/a Demo'd Mid-Mich 48
32 Silver Fenton Genesee 5/5/55? 1986 Demo'd Thumb 32
65 Custer Monroe Monroe 5/27/55 1988? Demo'd Southeast 65
6 Thunder Bay Alpena Alpena 6/28/55 n/a Demo'd Up North 6
12 West Point Battle Creek Calhoun 6/30/55 n/a Demo'd Mid-Mich 12
96 Troy Troy Oakland 7/1/55 1984 Demo'd Detroit 96
110 Hi-Vue Durand Shiawassee 8/8/55 n/a Graveyard Mid-Mich 110
99 Van Dyke Warren Macomb 8/12/55? 1986 Demo'd Detroit 99
No. Name City County Open Closed Status Section Id
37 Vista Grand Rapids Kent 8/17/55 1978? Demo'd West Mich 37
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
66 Denniston Monroe Monroe 4/5/56 1985 Graveyard Southeast 66
95 Holiday Trenton Wayne 4/27/56 1986 Demo'd Detroit 95
146 Algiers Westland Wayne 5/15/56 1984 Demo'd Detroit 146
35 Meredith Gladwin Gladwin 6/21/56 n/a Graveyard Up North 35
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
71 North Muskegon Muskegon 8/9/56 9/1/80 Demo'd West Mich 71
33 Northland Mt.Morris Genesee 9/5/56 1986 Demo'd Thumb 33
123 Lakes Lake Linden Houghton 7/5/57 9/7/84 Graveyard U.P. 123
36 Plainfield Grand Rapids Kent 8/1/57 1990? Demo'd West Mich 36
133 Airport Negaunee Marquette 1957?* 1987? Graveyard U.P. 133
125 Cinema 2 Manistique Schoolcraft 1957?* 2001 Graveyard U.P. 125
156 Spire Hale Iosco 1957?* 1960 Demo'd Northern 156
116 Sky-Hi Gaylord Otsego 1957?* n/a Demo'd Up North 116
4 Seaway Algonac St.Clair 6/1/58? n/a Demo'd Southeast 4
134 Bay Pinconning Bay 7/1/59 1976? Demo'd Thumb 134
77 Miracle Mile Bloomfield Hills Wayne 6/30/60 1986 Demo'd Detroit 77
No. Name City County Open Closed Status Section Id
109 5-Mile Dowagiac Cass 1961? n/a Survivor West Mich 109
102 M-37 White Cloud Newaygo 5/29/63 n/a Graveyard West Mich 102
149 Big Rapids Big Rapids Mecosta 5/63? n/a Graveyard West Mich 149
11 Pine Aire Baldwin Lake 5/63? n/a Graveyard Northern 11
59 Galaxy Madison Hghts Macomb 8/22/63 1986 Demo'd Detroit 59
114 South Dort Flint Genesee 12/26/63 1984 Demo'd Thumb 114
106 Capri Coldwater Branch 8/21/64 n/a Survivor Mid-Mich 106
69 Pleasant Mt.Pleasant Isabella 6/11/65 n/a Demo'd Mid-Mich 69
8 University Ypsilanti Washtenaw 7/9/65 n/a Demo'd Southeast 8
143 Willow Belleville Wayne 9/16/66 n/a Demo'd Southeast 143
38 Cascade Grand Rapids Kent 5/9/69 8/31/87 Demo'd West Mich 38
52 Woodland Kentwood Kent 7/69? 1988? Demo'd West Mich 52
56 M-78 East Lansing Ingham 11/7/69 9/7/92 Graveyard Mid-Mich 56
112 Miracle Twin Burton Genesee 2/15/73 9/1/08 Closed Thumb 112
88 Northwoods Prudenville Roscommon 1975? n/a Graveyard Up North 88
141 Sundowner Traverse City Grand Traverse 5/20/80 6/85? Graveyard Up North 141
150 Ford-Wyoming 6-9 Dearborn Wayne 5/15/91 n/a Graveyard Detroit 150


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