The site is now occupied by a shopping center called Bel Air Shopping Center. Most of the stores in the shopping center are vacant. 1973 aerial shows two screens.
Interestingly, the drive-in’s footprint was greatly reduced when I-696 was built through the area in the mid-1970s. In this 1970s aerial, you can see that the NW portion of the drive-in field was removed:
Known to have been owned by Gertrude Proulx in 1944. According to Billboard (June 3, 1951), a piano player named George O'Brien bought the Au Gres Theater around the same time.
Last I knew, this theater has a policy that they don’t show the movie unless more than 10 people show up. More than once, I’ve had to leave because not enough people showed up for them to show the movie!
Believe it or not, nobody AT ALL went here for Polar Express until they did a weekend matinee for school kids. That’s small town USA for you.
Still a pleasant first-run theater. The lobby is very cramped and the two auditoriums are rather small, but it has a “community” feel.
I have vague memories of seeing Titanic here in 1997 and not liking it. At the time, the complex indeed had Jungle Book (Disney) paintings on the walls, and rustic decor in the lobby.
Two roads were built over parts of the drive-in lot in the 1990s, one of which is called Theater Drive. According to Google Street View, only the screen foundation is still evident.
The whole block was torn down for a subdivision.
After a long time as a vacant lot, it’s now the site of a bus garage.
Forest Drive-In for the Forest St. one.
I’m guessing it’s an expense thing in a smaller town. Plus, I don’t know if the rule is still in effect.
Owner was Clark Theater Services of Detroit, which also owned movie houses in nearby Turner and Prescott.
Jensen â€" Google Maps is sometimes a little inexact when it comes to addresses. Particularly when they have letters in them like that.
The building is now a Salvation Army community center.
After a long period as a vacant lot, the site is now occupied by Henry Ford Health Center-Brownstown. The address is actually Brownstown Township now.
The building is vacant.
The site is now owned by the mini-golf course next door, which uses it as a driving range.
The site is now occupied by a shopping center called Bel Air Shopping Center. Most of the stores in the shopping center are vacant. 1973 aerial shows two screens.
Interestingly, the drive-in’s footprint was greatly reduced when I-696 was built through the area in the mid-1970s. In this 1970s aerial, you can see that the NW portion of the drive-in field was removed:
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The theater was torn down in 1992 to expand the mall.
The Lyric Mall has been replaced by a bicycle shop.
The snack bar is known to have still been standing in the 2000s, but it has since been torn down as well. It is currently a vacant lot.
This building is a possible candidate for its location: View link
Correction: the store became Lakeshore Rescue Mission in 2011.
The front of the lot is occupied by a BP gas station which recycled the drive-in’s driveways.
Known to have been owned by Gertrude Proulx in 1944. According to Billboard (June 3, 1951), a piano player named George O'Brien bought the Au Gres Theater around the same time.
The store is now called Furniture Showcase.
Last I knew, this theater has a policy that they don’t show the movie unless more than 10 people show up. More than once, I’ve had to leave because not enough people showed up for them to show the movie!
Believe it or not, nobody AT ALL went here for Polar Express until they did a weekend matinee for school kids. That’s small town USA for you.
Still a pleasant first-run theater. The lobby is very cramped and the two auditoriums are rather small, but it has a “community” feel.
I have vague memories of seeing Titanic here in 1997 and not liking it. At the time, the complex indeed had Jungle Book (Disney) paintings on the walls, and rustic decor in the lobby.
Two roads were built over parts of the drive-in lot in the 1990s, one of which is called Theater Drive. According to Google Street View, only the screen foundation is still evident.
The Kmart on the site of this drive-in closed in 1997. The building is still vacant.
Duplicate entry. Please merge with the listing for Northland Drive-In in Mount Morris.