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WHATS NEW 2004

WHATS NEW 10-25-04:

New photos of the Gratiot Drive-In, taken amazingly enough, the day before it was demolished! Many thanks to Al Finch
for sharing these shots he took of the Gratiot in the fall of 1984. And thanks to Al for clearing up the screen placement
mystery with his explanation of the unusual side-by-side twin-screen arrangement at the Gratiot.

An amazing recreation of the Algiers Drive-In done by Gary and Rob Ritzenthaler, the digital artists from
Water Winter Wonderland.com. Look for more Michigan drive-in artwork from these two in the future.

WHATS NEW 10-9-04:

NEW! 1950's & 60's vintage photos of THE ALGIERS DRIVE-IN in Westland provided by frequent contributor Fredrick Ryan, former manager of the Willow Drive-In. Fredrick's father, William Ryan was the manager of the Algiers Drive-In for many years and he shot these photos in 1957 and 1961. Many thanks to Fredrick for sharing these awesome images with us!

We've made many new updates, using the entries from the old Evil Sams Drive-In Theatre Guide, which was lost for a time. It was resurrected online by Wesley Horton in 1997 and again recently resurrected by our buddy Gary Ritzenthaler at WaterWinterWonderland.com. The Detroit area updates are: WILLOW in Belleville - GRATIOT in Roseville - GRAND RIVER in Farmington - ECORSE in Taylor - TOWN in Redford - WAYNE in Wayne - SCIO in Ann Arbor - UNIVERSITY in Ann Arbor - YPSI-ANN in Ann Arbor MIRACLE MILE in Pontiac - DEARBORN in Dearborn - BEL-AIR in Detroit - EASTSIDE in Detroit - WESTSIDE in Detroit - MT.CLEMENS in Mt.Clemens - WAL-LAKE in Walled Lake - ALGIERS in Westland . And the remaining Michigan updates: - NORTHLAND in Flint - NORTH FLINT in Flint - SOUTH DORT in Flint - DORT in Flint - SILVER in Fenton - M-78 TWIN in East Lansing - HI-VUE in Durand - SKYWAY in Corunna - LAKES in Brighton . Thanks to Evil Sam, Wesley Horton, Gary Ritzenthaler, Fredrick Ryan, and the rest who made these entries.

WHATS NEW 10-2-04:

NEW 1950 PHOTO OF THE PONTIAC DRIVE-IN IN PONTIAC AND SEVERAL DETROIT AREA DRIVE-IN GRAND OPENING ADS.

NEW UPDATES: WILLOW in Belleville - GRATIOT in Roseville - GRAND RIVER in Farmington
ECORSE in Taylor - TOWN in Redford - WAYNE in Wayne - PONTIAC in Pontiac - HOLIDAY in Trenton
BELTLINE in Grand Rapids - CASCADE in Grand Rapids - DEVILS LAKE in Devils Lake

WHATS NEW 9-21-04:

BIG NEWS!!!!........The 40 Years of Mustang Love Event at the Capri Drive-In was a "smashing" success!
Read all about it and see the photos at: michigandriveins.com/mustangcapri40th.asp

WHATS NEW 9-6-04:

NEW 1953 PHOTO OF THE NORTHLAND DRIVE-IN IN PETOSKEY AND THE BEL-AIR IN DETROIT GRAND OPENING AD.

NEW UPDATES: SUNSET in Hartford - MIRACLE TWIN in Burton - WESTSIDE in Oak Park - TROY in Troy
GRAND RIVER in Farmington - MT.CLEMENS in Mt.Clemens - BEL AIR in Detroit - WAYNE in Wayne
PONTIAC in Pontiac - DEARBORN in Dearborn - GRATIOT in Roseville - DOUGLAS in Kalamazoo
AUTO in St.Joseph - NIGHT SKY in Beulah - NORTHWOODS in Prudenville - SKYTOP in St.Louis

WHATS NEW 8-17-04:

A couple of Mustangs at the recent Capri Drive-In Classic Car Show gave us a preview of the upcoming
"40 YEARS OF MUSTANG LOVE" Mustang event to be held at the Capri Drive-In on September 18th.
A whole stable of 'stangs and "Bullitt" on the big screen will make for a memorable night at the Capri.
A recent Indiana Roadtrip provided some new material for the Roadtrips Page. We visited the 13-24 Drive-In (center) and it's amazing marquee In Wabash. This marquee truly has to be seen in person to be fully appreciated, look for more shots of this
neon beauty in the near future. We also caught "The Village" and "I Robot" at the very vintage Huntington Drive-In (right) in Huntington, and also spied a drive-in graveyard/flea market in Kokomo.

WHATS NEW 8-1-04:

New photos have been found of the Dearborn Drive-In's demolition. This sequence of shots
from a 1986 newspaper article sadly illustrate the Dearborn's main screens demise.

Due to numerous requests, we are finally posting information on the newly opened Slapshot "drive-in" at the Compuware Sports Arena in Plymouth. The Compuware Arena/Drive-In is located on Plymouth Rd. near Beck Rd., the phone number is (734)927-3284 and their website is www.compuwarehockey.com/drivein.htm . We have been aware of the development of this "drive-in" for some now. Apparently the inflatable screen idea was scraped and they now are employing some sort of retractable screen. Much like the Silverdome Drive-In, this is basically just a screen set up in a parking lot. If you are looking for a true nostaglic drive-in experience please visit the Open Michigan Drive-Ins page. We highly recommend the fabulous Capri Drive-In in Coldwater.

WHATS NEW 7-4-04:

Great news drive-in fans!.....the CINEMA 2 DRIVE-IN THEATER in Manistique, which has been closed since 2001, has temporarily re-opening for one weekend only, July 2nd-4th 2004. The movies for this special weekend will be two classics, E.T. and Grease. Call the Cinema 1 Movie Guide at (906)341-6622 for more info. Hopefully a strong turnout on this Independence Day Weekend will convince the owners to keep the Cinema 2 Drive-In open on a regular basis!

A couple of "new" vintage shots have been found of the SUNSET in Midland and the MICHIGAN in Southgate.

An amazing new batch of shots of the JOLLY ROGER DRIVE-IN has been added as well. These vintage vidcaps were found in the relatively unknown 1976 biker movie "THE NORTHVILLE CEMETERY MASSACRE". This movie was shot in and around the Detroit, MI area, and features a scene with two rivals biker gangs meeting at and being ambushed at the drive-in.

NEW IMAGES & UPDATES: JOLLY ROGER in Taylor - SUNSET in Hartford - PLAINFIELD in Grand Rapids - CINEMA 2 in
Manistique - VISTA in Grand Rapids -GETTY in Muskegon - FORD-WYOMING in Dearborn - MICHIGAN in Wyandotte
NEW GRAND OPENING ADS: SUNSET in Midland - MICHIGAN in Wyandotte - FORD-WYOMING in Dearborn - FORT GEORGE in Southgate - MT.CLEMENS in Mt.Clemens - COMMERCE in Walled Lake - BEL AIR in Detroit - PONTIAC in Pontiac
LAKESHORE in Port Huron - NORTHLAND in Petoskey

WHATS NEW 5-31-04:
New photos of the Starlite Drive-In in Ludington. These 1953 images were found in the
Grand Opening advertisement in the Ludington newspaper.

As of May 28th, all ten remaining Michigan Drive-In Theatres are now open for the 2004 season.
Refer to the Open Drive-In's section for complete contact information.
New vidcaps have been added to the Drive-In's In Movies section. These include shots from "Targets",
"Pee Wee's Big Adventure", "Herbie Rides Again", "Blue Thunder" and "American Graffiti".
NEW IMAGES & UPDATES: WAYNE in Wayne - OAK in Royal Oak - WATERFORD in Waterford - WALLED LAKE in Walled Lake
WALAKE in Walled Lake -VAN DYKE in Warren - SCIO in Ann Arbor - PONTIAC in Pontiac - MIRACLE MILE in Pontiac
MT CLEMENS in Mt Clemens - WILLOW in Belleville - IRONWOOD in Ironwood - TRI-CITY in Iron Mt.
SUNSET in Lapeer - IONIA in Ionia - CREST in Okemos - MAPLE CITY in Charlotte
GREENVILLE in Greenville - CHIPPEWA in Manistee - HILLSDALE in Hillsdale

WHATS NEW 5-8-04:
New photos this week include the BAY DRIVE-IN in Pinconning, submitted by Gary Ritzenthaler, webmaster at WATERWINTERWONDERLAND.com Gary received these very nice 1960's vintage shots from the former owner's
wife. And the OAK DRIVE-IN in Royal Oak, submitted by Greg O' Sullivan, Greg shot these sad photos during the
Oak's final demolition around 1986....R.I.P Oak Drive-In! Greg has also submitted some nice shots of a classic
car cruise to the HI-WAY DRIVE-IN from a few years ago. Greg is a regular contributor to CRUIS'NEWS and
has an article planned on Michigan Drive-In's, stay tuned for more info. Thanks guys!

Yet another previously unknown Michigan Drive-In has been uncovered by our top researcher, Andrew Wilson. It was simply called "Drive-In Theater" and was located in Douglas Michigan which is next to Saugatuck. A very short lived drive-in, it
lasted less than a year, we are calling it the DOUGLAS DRIVE-IN. Andrew also found the Grand Opening ad's and
article's for Battle Creek's AUTO THEATRE and WEST POINT DRIVE-IN. Thanks again Andrew!

NEW IMAGES & UPDATES: ECORSE in Taylor - SILVERDOME in Pontiac - OAK in Royal Oak - GRATIOT in Roseville - WEST POINT and AUTO THEATRE in Battle Creek - DOUGLAS in Douglas - BAY in Pinconning - HI-WAY in Sandusky - MEREDITH in Meredith
FYI: MichiganDriveIns.com DOES NOT provide movie listings for the open drive-in's! Please refer to the OPEN DRIVE-INS page
for complete contact information for all of the open Michigan drive-in's, including phone numbers and websites.

WHATS NEW 4-24-04:

BIG, BIG NEWS THIS WEEK....WE HAVE EXCITING DETAILS ON THE CAPRI DRIVE-IN'S MUSTANG 40TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT ON SEPTEMBER 18TH. THE EVENT WILL INCLUDE A TRIPLE FEATURE, STARTING WITH THE 1968 CLASSIC "BULLITT"!! THE NEXT TWO FLICKS WILL BE THE REGULAR FEATURES FOR THAT WEEK. BRING YOUR MUSTANG OUT FOR THIS AWESOME EVENT, PRE-REGISTER AT CAPRI DRIVE-IN.COM AND RECEIVE A DISCOUNT COUPON AND A DASH PLAQUE FOR THE EVENT. "BULLITT" IS A FAVORITE WITH MUSTANG OWNERS, MYSELF INCLUDED. IT FEATURES WHAT IS CONSIDERED BY MANY TO BE THE GREATEST CHASE SCENE EVER FILMED. MCQUEEN STARS AS A FRANK BULLITT, A TOUGH SAN FRANCISCO COP WITH AN EQUALLY TOUGH '68 BIG-BLOCK 4-SPEED MUSTANG GT FASTBACK. HIS PURSUIT OF SOME MAFIA HIT-MEN REACHES IT'S CONCLUSION WITH THE FAMOUS CHASE SCENE, WHICH WAS FILMED IN AND AROUND SAN FRANCISCO. DON'T MISS THIS ONCE IN LIFETIME CHANCE TO CATCH THE HIGH-SPEED ACTION OF "BULLITT" ON THE CAPRI'S BIG SCREEN! WE'VE ALSO CREATED A MICHIGANDRIVEINS.COM MUSTANG/CAPRI 40TH ANNIVERSARY PAGE DEDICATED TO THIS EVENT, PHOTOS WILL BE POSTED HERE IN SEPTEMBER. ALSO FEATURED ON THIS PAGE ARE SHOTS OF THE MOVIE, MOVIE POSTERS AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE MUSTANG.

NEW PHOTO SUBMISSIONS THIS WEEK INCLUDE THE HIAWATHA DRIVE-IN FROM
ANDREW WILSON, AND THE BURNSIDE DRIVE-IN FROM GREG, THANKS GUYS!

WE HAVE ALSO UNCOVERED MUCH MORE INDIVIDUAL DRIVE-IN INFORMATION AND OPENING DATES, THANKS IN PART TO
ANDREW WILSON'S RESEARCH. NEW UPDATES: HIAWATHA/CHASSELL - B & D/RAPID RIVER - HILLTOP/ESCANABA IRONWOOD/IRONWOOD - NIGHTSKY/BEULAH - CHERRY BOWL/HONOR - DIXIE/MONROE - STARLITE/WATERTOWN
AUTO/CONSTANTINE - STARLITE/BAY CITY - NILES/NILES - JACKSON/JACKSON - BEL AIR/JACKSON - M-78/EAST LANSING NORTHSIDE/LANSING - CREST/EAST LANSING - FAMILY/ST.JOHNS - EASTSIDE/DETROIT - WALAKE/WALLED LAKE

WHATS NEW 4-20-04:
A WEEKEND ROADTRIP OUT OF MICHIGAN GAVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT THE NEW STARDUST DRIVE-IN NEAR NASHVILLE TN, AND THE KENWOOD DRIVE-IN IN LOUISVILLE KY. PHOTOS OF THESE TWO HAVE BEEN POSTED ON THE NEW 2004 ROADTRIPS PAGE. PREVIOUS YEARS DRIVE-IN ROADTRIPS CAN BE FOUND ON THE 2002-2003 ROADTRIPS PAGE.

KENWOOD DRIVE-IN STARDUST DRIVE-IN

WHATS NEW 4-15-04:
MORE BRAND-NEW MICHIGAN DRIVE-IN PHOTOS HAVE BEEN UNCOVERED! THESE EXCELLENT SHOTS
OF THE TROY DRIVE-IN AND THE TAWAS DRIVE-IN COME BY WAY OF GARY RITZENTHALER
AT WATERWINTERWONDERLAND.COM, AND HIS SUBMITTER, JIM. THANKS GUYS!

THE OPEN DRIVE-INS PAGE HAS BEEN UPDATED ONCE AGAIN THIS WEEK,
WITH NEWS OF THE OPENING OF THE US-23 DRIVE-IN IN FLINT ON APRIL 30TH.

WHATS NEW 4-11-04:
NEWS FLASH!....MORE EXCLUSIVE NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN VINTAGE DRIVE-IN SHOTS HAVE BEEN UNCOVERED BY OUR MAN ON THE INSIDE AT THE LIBRARY OF MICHIGAN, ANDREW WILSON. THESE NEW ENTRIES INCLUDE AN AWESOME 1949 IMAGE OF THE
ECORSE DRIVE-IN IN METRO DETROIT, AND FOUR NEW UNDATED IMAGES OF THE LAKES DRIVE-IN, WAY UP THE U.P.
THANKS AGAIN, ANDREW!

IN OTHER NEWS, WE'VE ALSO FOUND THE GRAND OPENING NEWSPAPER AD FOR ANOTHER REMOTE U.P. OZONER,
THE LONG-ABANDONED HIAWATHA DRIVE-IN IN CHASSELL MICHIGAN, WHICH OPENED IN JUNE 1952.
ANOTHER NEW "DRIVE-IN" IS POSSIBLY ON THE HORIZON FOR MICHIGAN. FROM THE FOLKS WHO BROUGHT US THE SILVERDOME "DRIVE-IN", COMES THE PROPOSED "COMPUWARE DRIVE-IN". THIS NEW METRO-DETROIT "DRIVE-IN" WILL
USE THE PARKING LOT OF THE COMPUWARE ARENA, WHICH IS IN PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP. THIS ONE LOOKS TO BE EVEN MORE TEMPORARY WITH THREE INFLATABLE SCREENS. READ ALL ABOUT IT IN THIS APRIL 7TH DETROIT FREE PRESS ARTICLE.
AND THE MICHIGANDRIVEINS.COM OPEN DRIVE-INS PAGE HAS BEEN UPDATED WITH THE 2004 SEASON OPENING DATES FOR
THE MIRACLE TWIN IN FLINT, THE GETTY 4 IN MUSKEGON, AND THE CHERRY BOWL IN HONOR. OF COURSE, THE FABULOUS
CAPRI DRIVE-IN IN COLDWATER OPENED IT'S 40TH SEASON MARCH 19TH, AND HAS BEEN DOING A BRISK BUSINESS.
BOTH BIG SCREENS ARE NOW RUNNING, WEEKENDS ONLY FOR NOW. BE SURE TO VISIT ONE (OR MORE) OF
MICHIGAN'S TEN REMAINING DRIVE-IN THEATRE'S IN 2004!!

WHATS NEW 4-7-04:
WE'RE CALLING IT "DRIVE-IN ALLEY".....MONROE STREET, NORTH OF MONROE MICHIGAN. DRIVE-IN ALLEY BOASTED THREE DRIVE-IN THEATRES, ALL WITHIN 1/2 MILE OF EACH OTHER. OF COURSE THEY'RE ALL GONE NOW, BUT THE GRAND OPENING ADS FOR THESE THREE LOST DRIVE-IN'S, THE DIXIE, GENERAL CUSTER (BEL-AIRE) AND DENNISTON ARE HERE FOR YOU TO ENJOY.

MORE GRAND OPENING NEWSPAPER ADS HAVE BEEN FOUND, THANKS TO THE RESEARCH OF ANDREW WILSON AT THE LIBRARY OF MICHIGAN. THESE INCLUDE THE SUPERIOR DRIVE-IN IN MUNISING, THE OUTDOOR THEATRE IN MARQUETTE AND THE LAKES DRIVE-IN IN LAKE LINDEN. ANDREW HAS ALSO UNCOVERED SEVERAL DRIVE-IN RELATED NEWSPAPER ARTICLES AT HIS LIBRARY. THESE INCLUDE THE FAMILY IN ST.JOHNS, THE NORTHSIDE IN LANSING, THE CREST IN EAST LANSING, THE GRAND RIVER IN FARMINGTON, THE EASTSIDE IN HARPER WOODS AND THE WALAKE IN WALLED LAKE. THANKS ANDREW!

WHATS NEW 3-21-04:

CASCADE DRIVE-IN .......................................................................................... COMMERCE DRIVE-IN
NEW THIS WEEK ARE NEWLY DISCOVERED ARTICLES AND IMAGES FOUND IN SOME VINTAGE BOX OFFICE MAGAZINES.
THE IMAGES INCLUDE SHOTS OF THE CASCADE DRIVE-IN MARQUEE, TICKET BOOTHS, PROJECTION AND SNACKBAR FROM
1969, THANKS TO JEFF LOGAN AT THE STARLITE DRIVE-IN IN MITCHELL SOUTH DAKOTA FOR THE CASCADE SCANS!
AND SHOTS OF THE COMMERCE DRIVE-IN TICKET BOOTHS, SNACK BAR, PLAYGROUND AND MARQUEE FROM 1957.
NEW UPDATES INCLUDE OPENING DATES FOR THE LENAWEE IN ADRIAN, STARLITE IN BENTON HARBOR, GETTY
IN MUSKEGON AND THE OTTAWA/M-104 IN SPRING LAKE. AND TWO NEW ADDITIONS TO THE SITE ARE THE
GENEVA BEACH DRIVE-IN NEAR GENEVA AND THE DIAMOND T RANCH DRIVE-IN NEAR CLAYTON.

WHATS NEW 3-14-04:

THE 2004 DRIVE-IN SEASON IS FINALLY UPON US!!....AFTER ANOTHER LONG, COLD MICHIGAN WINTER,
THE CAPRI DRIVE-IN RE-OPENS FOR ITS 40TH SEASON THIS FRIDAY, MARCH 19TH.
AND....NEWS FLASH!! THE MUSTANG WILL ALSO BE HAVING ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2004. WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO WITH MICHIGAN DRIVE-IN THEATRES YOU SAY? WELL THE MUSTANG WAS BORN AND BRED HERE IN MICHIGAN, AND IS THE ULTIMATE DRIVE-IN CAR. BEING A LONG-TIME MUSTANG OWNER & ENTHUSIAST MYSELF, I FELT COMBINING THE TWO ANNIVERSARYS WAS A NATURAL. WE PITCHED THE IDEA TO THE MAGOCS AT THE CAPRI FOR A MUSTANG-CAPRI 40TH ANNIVERSARY CO-CELEBRATION EVENT, AND THEY HAVE GIVEN IT THE GREEN LIGHT! THIS EXCITING EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2004. THE FUN WILL BEGIN WITH AN AFTERNOON MUSTANG "ROUND-UP" AT COLE-STORY FORD IN COLDWATER, AND FOLLOW WITH A PONY-TRAIL TYPE CRUISE TO THE CAPRI FOR MOVIES THAT EVENING. MICHIGANDRIVEINS.COM HAS REQUESTED A SPECIAL MUSTANG MOVIE TO BE FEATURED FOR THE MUSTANG GANG. WE CAN'T GIVE AWAY THE PROPOSED MOVIE TITLE JUST YET, AS THE AVAILIBLITY OF A PRINT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME, BUT WE ARE "SHOOTING" FOR A 1968 CLASSIC! THE AWESOME ALL-NEW 2005 MUSTANG IS EXPECTED TO BE ON HAND AS WELL. SEE THE CAPRI WEBSITE EVENTS PAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION. WE WILL POST FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS EXCITING EVENT HERE AS WELL. STAY TUNED....

NEW UPDATES: DRIVE-INS IN MOVIES
- SUNDOWNER - MIRACLE TWIN - ALBION - CAPRI

WHATS NEW 3-1-04:

NEW IMAGES OF THE THE OLD WAYNE DRIVE-IN MARQUEE, RESCUED
FROM THE WRECKING BALL BY WHIT WHITWORTH, THANKS WHIT!
AND YET ANOTHER RESCUED MARQUEE TURNS UP THIS WEEK. THIS ONE IS FROM THE TWILITE DRIVE-IN
IN SAGINAW, DISCOVERED BY GARY RITZENTHALER AT WATERWINTERWONDERLAND.COM, THANKS GARY!

WHATS NEW 2-27-04:
NEW THIS WEEK AT MICHIGANDRIVEINS.COM ARE THREE NEW PAGES. FIRST WE HAVE ONE FEATURING DRIVE-IN THEATRE CIRCUITS IN MICHIGAN. NEXT, A SPECIAL PAGE FEATURING EVERYONE'S FAVORITE MEDIA MONSTER SUMNER REDSTONE
AND HIS NATIONAL AMUSEMENTS DRIVE-IN CIRCUIT. AND LAST, A PAGE FEATURING THE THEATRE CATALOG. ALL
OF THESE PAGES ARE IN THEIR BEGINNING STAGE AND WILL BE UPDATED REGULARLY WITH ON-GOING
RESEARCH. ALSO, COMING SOON WILL BE A NEW PAGE ON DRIVE-IN TECH, STAY TUNED.
NEXT UP, SPRING IS INCHING EVER NEARER DRIVE-IN FANS, WE ARE HAPPY TO REPORT THE FABULOUS CAPRI DRIVE-IN IN COLDWATER MICHIGAN OPENS FOR THEIR 40TH SEASON ON FRIDAY, MARCH 19TH, 2004!! AND, THE CAPRI HAS A
BRAND-NEW KNOCK-OUT WEBSITE, THANKS TO WATERWINTERWONDERLAND.COM AND CAPRI WEBMASTER,
GARY RITZENTHALER. GARY HAS REALLY OUTDONE HIMSELF THIS TIME, BE SURE TO CHECK IT OUT.
AND MORE BIG NEWS THIS WEEK, WE ONCE AGAIN PRESENT SOME BRAND-NEW NEVER BEFORE SEEN DRIVE-IN IMAGES.
THESE IMAGES ARE FROM TWO DISTINCTLY DIFFERENT SOURCES. AMAZINGLY, THESE TWO SOURCES HAVE PROVIDED
US WITH IMAGES OF FOUR OF THE SAME THEATRES, REFLECTING TWO TIME PERIODS OF OWNERSHIP.
MR. BOB ASHMUN, WHOSE FATHERS ASHMUN THEATRES CIRCUIT BUILT AND OPERATED MANY MICHIGAN INDOOR
AND DRIVE-IN THEATRES IN THE 1950'S, 60'S AND 70'S, HAS GRACIOUSLY SHARED SOME GREAT
VINTAGE DRIVE-IN SHOTS FROM HIS DADS OLD DRIVE-IN SCRAPBOOK.
AND THROUGH OUR CLOSE ASSOCIATION WITH WATERWINTERWONDERLAND.COM WE HAVE ACCESS TO
MANY 1970'S AND 80'S IMAGES FROM CURT PETERSON, ASSOCIATE OF LONG-TIME
MICHIGAN ADULT DRIVE-IN CIRCUIT OWNER HARRY MOHNEY.
MANY THANKS TO BOB ASHMUN, CURT PETERSON, AND GARY RITZENTHALER AT
WATERWINTERWONDERLAND.COM FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS SITE.
NEW UPDATES: - STURGIS - GRATIOT - DIXIE - TUSCOLA
TAWAS - CREST - M-53 - STARLITE/BAY CITY

NEW IMAGES COURTESY BOB ASHMUN: CARO - CREST - STARLITE/BAY CITY - TUSCOLA - TWILITE

NEW IMAGES COURTESY CURT PETERSON/WATERWINTERWONDERLAND.COM: NORTHSIDE - CREST - ALPENA
- THUNDER BAY - BLUE SKY/CASEVILLE - SUNSET/LAPEER - STARLITE/BAY CITY - SEAWAY - TUSCOLA

WHATS NEW 2-10-04:

THE OPEN DRIVE-INS PAGE IS FINALLY COMPLETE IN ANTICIPATION OF THE UPCOMING 2004 DRIVE-IN SEASON. THIS PAGE FEATURES THE COMPLETE RUN-DOWN ON ALL TEN REMAINING MICHIGAN DRIVE-INS, INCLUDING WEBLINKS, PHONE NUMBERS, LOCATIONS AND A BRIEF DESCRIPTION. ALSO INCLUDES MAP, WEATHER, AND MOTEL LINKS. AND WE GIVE EACH ONE A RATING FOR OVERALL DRIVE-IN EXPERIENCE.
WE HAVE NEWS OF ANOTHER LOST DRIVE-IN, PREVIOUSLY UNHEARD OF. THE HILLTOP DRIVE-IN NEAR ADRIAN WAS SUBMITTED BY DENNIS GIBBS AND OPERATED ONLY A SHORT TIME, FROM 1948 TO 1955. DENNIS ALSO SUBMITTED THIS VERY NICE SHOT OF THE SKY DRIVE-IN TAKEN IN 1981 BY LONG-TIME SKY PROJECTIONIST OSCAR MATTERSON, THANKS DENNIS AND OSCAR!
ALSO NEW THIS WEEK, MANY NEW VID-CAP IMAGES OF THE NORTHSIDE DRIVE-IN IN LANSING, MY OLD STOMPING GROUNDS. THESE SHOTS WERE SUPPLIED BY NONE OTHER THAT MR. DARRYL BURGESS AND OUTDOOR MOOVIES, THANKS AGAIN DARRYL! STAY TUNED FOR NEW OUTDOOR MOOVIES IMAGES OF THE M-78 DRIVE-IN.

NEW IMAGES & UPDATES: STURGIS - PAUL BUNYAN - NORTHLAND/CLARE - NORTHLAND/PETOSKEY - SUNDOWN
SUNDOWNER - SKY - HILLTOP/ADRIAN - MIRACLE TWIN - ALGIERS - WILLOW - GRATIOT - NORTHSIDE

WHATS NEW 2-2-04:

NEW VINTAGE GRAND OPENING NEWSPAPER SHOTS OF THE STURGIS, THE NORTHLAND IN CLARE AND THE SUNDOWN IN ROSEBUSH. ALSO A SHOT OF THE PAUL BUNYAN DRIVE-IN AFTER BEING DEMOLISHED BY A TWISTER IN 1956.

WHATS NEW 1-24-04:

A TREASURE-TROVE OF NEVER BEFORE SEEN 1980'S VINTAGE DRIVE-IN GRAVEYARD PHOTOS HAS BEEN UNEARTHED BY MICHIGANDRIVEINS.COM. FROM DEEP WITHIN THE ARCHIVES OF OUTDOOR MOOVIES WE FOUND A VERITABLE PLETHORA OF AMAZING SHOTS, INCLUDING THE CREST IN OKEMOS, THE FAMILY IN ST. JOHNS, THE STARLITE IN LANSING, THE STARLITE IN SAULT STE. MARIE, THE SUNDOWNER IN TRAVERSE CITY, THE SKYWAY IN CORUNNA AND THE BURNSIDE IN BURNSIDE. WE ARE CONSISTENTLY AMAZED AT WHAT THIS CAT SEEMS TO HAVE UP HIS SLEEVE. ONCE AGAIN THANKS TO DARRYL BURGESS & OUTDOOR MOOVIES FOR HIS MANY, MANY CONTRIBUTIONS!

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