PROPOSED MICHIGAN DRIVE- IN THEATERS
| These are Michigan Drive-In Theaters that were proposed or planned, but never built. |  |
| Name: FLUSHING DRIVE-IN
Address/Map: G-5380 W. Pierson Rd. Flushing,MI Owner(s): Butterfield Theatres Screens: Two Planned Opening: Early 1970's Site Status: Former indoor theater now used as a church Notes: Butterfield planned to build a twin screen drive-in on this site, most likely to compete with the newly opened Miracle Twin Drive-In. Butterfield could not get township approval for the drive-in, so they instead built the Towne Cinemas on the site. The 4-screen indoor theater opened in 1980 and closed in 1992. |
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| Name: LIVONIA DRIVE-IN
Address/Map: n/a Owner(s): n/a Screens: n/a Planned Opening: 1960's Site Status: n/a Notes: n/a |
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| Name: BELLEVILLE DRIVE-IN
Address/Map: Belleville Rd. Owner(s): Phoenix Theatres Screens: Seven Planned Opening: 2000-2005? Site Status: n/a Notes: A permanent nostaglic-type 7-screener was planned by Phoenix Theatres on Belleville Rd. near I-94. Local residents and government nixed the plans and it was never built. Phoenix then moved their efforts to the Michigan State Fair location. |
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| Name: STATE FAIR DRIVE-IN
Address/Map: n/a Owner(s): Phoenix Theatres Screens: Seven Planned Opening: 2005-2006? Site Status: n/a Notes: These plans also fell through, apparently aided by the openings of the Silverdome and Compuware Drive-In's. Phoenix has dropped plans for a new drive-in for now. More at here, and here. |
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| Name: TOWN DRIVE-IN (II)
Address/Map: Telegraph Rd. Redford,MI Owner(s): Community Theatres Screens: One? Planned Opening: 1963 Site Status: n/a Notes: The original Town Drive-In, which opened in 1949, was torn down and the property sold in 1963. Community Theatres planned a new, larger Town Drive-In, to be built across the street. Unfortunately, they could not secure the proper permits to built it, the new Town was never built. |
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| Name: M-78 FOUR DRIVE-IN
Address/Map: n/a Owner(s): National Amusements Screens: Four Planned Opening: 1977 Site Status: Abandoned Notes: The M-78 Drive-In opened as a twin in 1969. A third and fourth screen were planned by National Amusements in 1976. The third screen was built and opened in May 1977, the fourth screen was never built. |
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