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News Article: Grading Begins at New Theater - Grading and construction of footings for the srenn tower of the drive-in theater at the intersection of US-31 and US-10 east of Ludington started this week, Glenn Wallace of Scottville announced. Domnes Brothers of Manistee Route 1 are doing the earth moving and grading. Oscar Nelson & Son of Ludington are in charge of general construction. (Ludington Daily News 11/13/52)
News Article: STARLITE DRIVE-IN - When the outdoor theater opened for the season last week the films - or more likely the titles - attracted pickets who were protesting the R-rated skin
flicks. (And I wonder . . . did they go see the films first so they would know what they were protesting against?) Anyway, I suspect the titles for the coming weekend won't make those picketers any too happy, either. I know absolutely nothing about any of the three films on the schedule other than the
fact that all carry R ratings and suggestive titles. One is STATELINE MOTEL, another TEEN AGE HITCH HIKER and finally TEENAGE TRAMP. All are aimed at adult audiences, so don't
plan to take the kids. (The Ludington Daily News 4/15/76)
Update: The Starlite Drive-In's of Ludington/Scottville were indeed one and the same. The Starlite was the only
Ludington-area drive-in, and was actually much closer to Ludington than Scottville. It was located at the corner
of Pere Marquette Rd. and US-31/US-10. The now vacant site is behind a McDonalds and a Holiday Inn Express,
and a portion of the site is used by a car wash. There is no evidence a drive-in ever stood there. The Starlite's owner
was Glen Wallace, who also owned the indoor Star Theatre in downtown Scottville. Thanks to Jim Nichols at the
Nichols Drug Store in Scottville for clarifying this, and helping us find the exact location of the Starlite. The Nichols
Drug Store is on Main St. directly across from the old Star Theatre in Scottville. (Michigandriveins.com 4/26/03)
Update: Was open as late as 1989. (Michigandriveins.com 6/9/03)
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