There was once over 130 Drive-In's in Michigan back in their heyday. The first Drive-In was the East-Side, which opened in 1938 in Harper Woods, only 4 years after Richard Hollingshead invented it. Many more were built in the ensuing years, particularly in the post-war years up thru the mid to late 70's. It was great to check out the movie listings in the paper and see as many drive-ins listed as indoor Theaters! The following is a somewhat accurate listing of how many there were by year.

1938

1948

1956

111

1959

127

1965

132

1968

131

1972

137

1977

126

1988

1990

1992

1996

1998-2001

2002

2003

2005

2007-2008

2009

2010-2020

As you can see, the 1980's were devastating for Drive-Ins. Rising property values and declining attendance made closing them and selling them off more attractive to the owners than keeping them open.

The list below represents all of the drive-ins which can be filtered by county and sorted by clicking the little arrows in the heading. Click on the name in the grid and it will take you to the detail page. Click here for a complete listing the Drive-Ins which remain open.

You can sort the grid by clicking on the header text. The numbers at the bottom of the grid allow you to jump to that page.

Filter by County:

Name	City	County
131 Outdoor Theatre	Plainwell	Allegan
5 Mile Drive-In Theatre	Dowagiac	Cass
55-Hi Drive-In Theatre	Houghton Lake	Roscommon
Airport Drive-In Theatre	Negaunee	Marquette
Albion Drive-In Theatre	Albion	Calhoun
Algiers Drive-In Theatre	Westland	Wayne
Alpena Drive-In Theatre	Alpena	Alpena
Auto Theatre	Battle Creek	Calhoun
Auto Theatre	Constantine	St. Joseph
Auto Theatre	Saginaw	Saginaw
Auto Theatre	St. Joseph	Berrien
Auto Theatre	Muskegon	Muskegon
B & D Drive-In Theatre	Rapid River	Delta
Bay Drive-In Theatre	Pinconning	Bay
Bel Air Drive-In Theatre	Saginaw	Saginaw
Bel Air Drive-In Theatre	Jackson	Jackson
Bel Air Drive-In Theatre	Detroit	Wayne
Bel Aire Twin Drive-In Theatre	Monroe	Monroe
Beltline 3 Drive-In Theatre	Wyoming	Kent
Big Rapids Drive-In Theatre	Big Rapids	Mecosta
Blue Sky Drive-In Theatre	Caseville	Huron
Blue Sky Drive-In Theatre	Pontiac	Oakland
Burnside Drive-In Theatre	Burnside	Lapeer
Cadillac Drive-In Theatre	Cadillac	Wexford
Capri Drive-In Theatre	Coldwater	Branch
Caro Drive-In Theatre	Caro	Tuscola
Cascade Drive-In Theatre	Cascade	Kent
Cheboygan Drive-In Theatre	Cheboygan	Cheboygan
Cherry Bowl Drive-In Theatre	Honor	Benzie
Chippewa Drive-In Theatre	Manistee	Manistee
Cinema 2 Drive-In Theatre	Manistique	Schoolcraft
Coldwater Drive-In Theatre	Coldwater Township	Branch
Commerce Drive-In Theatre	Commerce	Oakland
Crest Drive-In Theatre	Okemos	Ingham
Dearborn Drive-In Theatre	Dearborn	Wayne
Denniston Drive-In Theatre	Monroe	Monroe
Devil's Lake Drive-In Theatre	Manitou Beach	Lenawee
Diamond-T-Ranch Drive-In Theatre	Clayton	Lenawee
Dixie Drive-In Theatre	Monroe	Monroe
Dort-Eastside Drive-In Theatre	Flint	Genesee
Douglas Auto Theatre	Kalamazoo	Kalamazoo
Douglas Drive-In Theatre	Douglas	Allegan
Dove Drive-In Theatre	Grand Rapids	Kent
East Side Drive-In Theatre	Harper Woods	Wayne
Ecorse Drive-In Theatre	Taylor	Wayne
Evergreen Drive-In Theatre	Ishpeming	Marquette
Family Drive-In Theatre	St. Johns	Clinton
Ford Drive-In	Dearborn	Wayne
Ford-Wyoming 6-9 Theatre	Dearborn	Wayne
Fort George Drive-In Theatre	Southgate	Wayne
Galaxy Drive-In Theatre	Madison Heights	Oakland
Galaxy Drive-In Theatre	Mio	Oscoda
Geneva Beach Drive-In Theatre	Geneva	Lenawee
Getty 4 Drive-In Theatre	Muskegon	Muskegon
Gospel Film Drive-In Theatre	Belleville	Wayne
Gospel Films Drive-In Theatre	Cathro	Alpena
Grand River Drive-In Theatre	Farmington	Oakland
Gratiot Drive-In Theatre	Roseville	Macomb
Greenville Drive-In Theatre	Greenville	Montcalm
H & S Drive-In Theatre	Marlette	Sanilac
Hastings Drive-In Theatre	Hastings	Barry
Hi-Vue Theatre	Durand	Shiawassee
Hi-Way Drive-In Theatre	Carsonville	Sanilac
Hiawatha Drive-In Theatre	Chassell	Houghton
Hillsdale Drive-In Theatre	Hillsdale	Hillsdale
Hilltop Drive-In Theatre	Escanaba	Delta
Hilltop Drive-In Theatre	Jackson	Jackson
Hilltop Drive-In Theatre	Palmyra	Lenawee
Holiday Drive-In Theatre	Trenton	Wayne
Ionia Drive-In Theatre	Ionia	Ionia
Ironwood Drive-In Theatre	Ironwood	Gogebic
Jackson Drive-In Theatre	Jackson	Jackson
Jolly Roger Drive-In Theatre	Taylor	Wayne
Ken's Diner Drive-In Theatre	Birch Run	Genesee
Ken-Mar Drive-In Theatre	Escanaba	Delta
Lakes Drive-In Theatre	Brighton	Livingston
Lakes Drive-In Theatre	Lake Linden	Houghton
Lakeshore Drive-In Theatre	Fort Gratiot	St. Clair
Lansing Drive-In Theatre	Lansing	Ingham
Lenawee Drive-In Theatre	Adrian	Lenawee
M-104 Drive-In Theatre	Spring Lake	Ottawa
M-37 Drive-In Theatre	White Cloud	Newaygo
M-53 Drive-In Theatre	Bad Axe	Huron
M-60 Drive-In Theatre	Mendon	St. Joseph
M-78 Twin/Triple Drive-In Theatre	Lansing	Ingham
Maple City Drive-In Theatre	Charlotte	Eaton
Marysville Drive-In Theatre	Marysville	St. Clair
Meredith Drive-In Theatre	Meredith	Gladwin
Michigan Drive-In Theatre	Southgate	Wayne
Midway Auto Theatre	Gladwin	Gladwin
Mikado Drive-In Theatre	Mikado	Alcona
Miracle Mile Drive-In Theatre	Pontiac	Oakland
Miracle Twin Drive-In Theatre	Burton	Genesee
Mt Clemens Drive-In Theatre	Mount Clemens	Macomb
Night-Sky Drive-In Theatre	Beulah	Benzie
Niles 31 Outdoor Theatre	Niles	Berrien
North Drive-In Theatre	Muskegon	Muskegon
North Flint Drive-In Theatre	Mount Morris	Genesee
Northland Drive-In Theatre	Petoskey	Emmet
Northland Drive-In Theatre	Clare	Isabella
Northland Drive-In Theatre	Flint	Genesee
Northside Drive-In Theatre	Lansing	Clinton
Northwoods Drive-In Theatre	Prudenville	Roscommon
Oak Drive-In Theatre	Royal Oak	Oakland
Park-In Theatre	Monroe	Monroe
Paul Bunyan Drive-In Theatre	Hubbard Lake	Alcona
Pine Air Drive-In Theatre	Baldwin	Lake
Plainfield Drive-In Theatre	Grand Rapids	Kent
Pleasant Drive-In Theatre	Mount Pleasant	Isabella
Pontiac Drive-In Theatre	Pontiac	Oakland
Portage Drive-In Theatre	Kalamazoo	Kalamazoo
Scio Drive-In Theatre	Ann Arbor	Washtenaw
Seaway Drive-In Theatre	Algonac	St. Clair
Silver Drive-In Theatre	Fenton	Genesee
Silverdome Drive-In Theatre	Pontiac	Oakland
Sky Drive-In Theatre	Adrian	Lenawee
Sky Top Drive-In Theatre	St. Louis	Gratiot
Sky-Hi Drive-In Theatre	Gaylord	Otsego
Skyline Auto Theatre	Morenci	Lenawee
Skyway Drive-In Theatre	Corunna	Shiawassee
South Dort Drive-In Theatre	Flint	Genesee
Spire Drive-In Theatre	Hale	Iosco
Stadium Drive-In Theatre	Grand Rapids	Kent
Stardust Drive-In Theatre	Grand Rapids	Kent
Starlight Drive-In Theatre	Saugatuck	Allegan
Starlite Drive-In Theatre	Sault Sainte Marie	Chippewa
Starlite Drive-In Theatre	Ludington	Mason
Starlite Drive-In Theatre	Lansing	Eaton
Starlite Drive-In Theatre	Addison	Lenawee
Starlite Drive-In Theatre	Benton Harbor	Berrien
Starlite Drive-In Theatre	Bay City	Bay
Sturgis Drive-In Theatre	Sturgis	St. Joseph
Summer Drive-In at USA Hockey Arena	Plymouth	Wayne
Sundown Drive-In Theatre	Rosebush	Isabella
Sundowner Drive-In Theatre	Traverse City	Grand Traverse
Sunset Auto Theatre	Hartford	Van Buren
Sunset Drive-In Theatre	Lapeer	Lapeer
Sunset Drive-In Theatre	Midland	Midland
Superior Drive-In Theatre	Munising	Alger
Tawas Drive-In Theatre	East Tawas	Iosco
Thunder Bay Drive-In Theatre	Alpena	Alpena
Town Drive-In Theatre	Redford	Wayne
Traverse Drive-In Theatre	Traverse City	Grand Traverse
Tri-City Drive-In Theatre	Quinnessec	Dickinson
Troy Drive-In Theatre	Troy	Oakland
Tuscola Drive-In Theatre	Bay City	Bay
Twilite Drive-In Theatre	Saginaw	Saginaw
University Drive-In Theatre	Ann Arbor	Washtenaw
US-23 Drive-In Theater	Flint	Genesee
Van Dyke Drive-In Theatre	Warren	Macomb
Vista Drive-In Theatre	Walker	Kent
Walake Drive-In Theatre	Walled Lake	Oakland
Walled Lake Drive-In Theatre	Walled Lake	Oakland
Waterford Drive-In Theatre	Waterford	Oakland
Wayne Drive-In Theatre	Wayne	Wayne
West Point Drive-In Theatre	Battle Creek	Calhoun
West Side Drive-In Theatre	Flint	Genesee
West Side Drive-In Theatre	Oak Park	Oakland
Willow Drive-In Theatre	Belleville	Wayne
Woodland Drive-In Theatre	Kentwood	Kent
Ypsi-Ann Drive-In Theatre	Ann Arbor	Washtenaw

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