Bel-Air Drive-In
8600 E. 8 Mile Road,
Detroit,
MI
48234
8600 E. 8 Mile Road,
Detroit,
MI
48234
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The Bel-Air Drive-In was opened as a single screen, with a car capacity for 1,800. It eventually became a four screen ozoner with a capacity of 3,000 cars. No time line given for the transition. Listed as opening on August 25, 1950, and closed in 1986. Operated by Community Theatres. The theatre had a model train, for kids to ride.
It listed that an indoor theatre was built on the site of the Bel-Air but I couldn’t find any theatre near the address listed.
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Information from www.michigandriveins.com
There is a Bel Air 10 Cinema but it a good distrance from this former drive-in.
Here is a 1973 aerial view:
http://tinyurl.com/yfnmlnp
Very informative, all the information that an aerial would give is listed in the header. This aerial don’t even list streets.
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.
Photos here