51/16 Drive-In

US Highway 51,
Portage, WI 53901

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The 51/16 Drive-In was located four miles southeast of Portage on US 51, near the Columbia power plant. It closed in the early-1980’s.

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lostmemory
lostmemory on December 5, 2006 at 4:24 pm

This is an old ad for the 51/16 Drive-In.

tmsenzig
tmsenzig on December 5, 2006 at 6:28 pm

This drive-in would have been located between the power plant and Hwy 51, near the intersection of the plant’s access road. Nothing now remains of it, however.

shoeshoe14
shoeshoe14 on December 6, 2006 at 2:02 pm

This theater closed in 1982.

lostmemory
lostmemory on November 3, 2008 at 9:50 am

Car capacity in 1975 was 335.

MrDriveIn
MrDriveIn on December 3, 2008 at 2:15 pm

Any comments or questions regarding any drive-in theater in Wisconsin, please check out my website at
www.drive-inthruwisconsin.com Or contact me at I will give you complete and accurate information about Wisconsin drive-in theaters, just ask. Thanks, Charles Bruss

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