Vista Drive-In

4500 Lake Michigan Drive NW,
Walker, MI 49534

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Previously operated by: W.S. Butterfield Theaters Inc.

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Vista Drive-In

Located in Walker to the west of Grand Rapids. The Vista Drive-In opened on August 17, 1955 with Joel McCrea in “Wichita” & Forrest Tucker in “Night Freight”. It was operated by Butterfield Theatres. The theatre closed in 1978. Car capacity listed at 1,300 (large drive-in) with a single screen. The Vista Drive-In has been demolished and a Meijer superstore has been built in the site.

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TenPoundHammer
TenPoundHammer on May 1, 2011 at 4:48 pm

Meijer is not a supermarket; it’s a superstore like a Super Walmart.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on October 23, 2017 at 1:11 am

Is that the most car spaces for a single screen drive-in?

rivest266
rivest266 on February 25, 2024 at 5:00 pm

No, Century’s 110-Drive-In in Long Island, NY had space for 2,500 cars. The Vista Drive-In opened on August 17th, 1955. Grand opening ad posted.

Kenmore
Kenmore on February 25, 2024 at 6:21 pm

The drive-in was still fully intact in 1987. By 1997, the screen had been removed, but the rest of the drive-in remained. By 2005, it had been fully demolished and the property became a Meijer. No trace of the drive-in remains.

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