Airport Drive-In

156 Airport Road,
Negaunee, MI 49866

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MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on November 6, 2022 at 1:10 pm

The Herald-Palladium (St. Joseph MI), Sept. 22, 2014: “In 1987, the once-mighty Airport Drive-In Theatre also closed after final showings of “Roxanne” and “The Untouchables” on Sept. 6(, 1987). One month later, (its owner, the Drive-In Theatre Corp.) sold the projection building, screen and entrance booth appraised at $40,000 for $20,000 to Marquette County. The county had leased 28 acres to the theater company since 1954 and it razed the drive-in for expanded development of an industrial park at the old airport … Today the Airport and Evergreen drive-in properties remain undeveloped, with … the concession building still standing at the Airport."

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on November 9, 2018 at 5:14 am

Opened with “Flat top” and “Smoke signal”.

Texas2step
Texas2step on October 27, 2016 at 7:19 am

This one opened on July 3, 1955.

TenPoundHammer
TenPoundHammer on April 30, 2011 at 12:47 pm

Tlsloews: I lol’d.

The snack bar is still standing, but the rest of the lot is vacant.

Personal recollections on Water Winter Wonderland indicate that the theater was still open in 1986.

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on February 25, 2010 at 1:22 pm

How many planes would it hold.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on December 23, 2009 at 6:28 pm

Some photos of the ruins here:
http://tinyurl.com/y8reyk3