Willow Drive-In
51300 Michigan Avenue,
Belleville,
MI
48111
51300 Michigan Avenue,
Belleville,
MI
48111
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The Willow Drive-In opened around the early 50s, and was one of three drive-in theaters in the area owned by Arthur and Roger Robinson (along with the Scio and the Ypsi-Ann). It could originally hold about 1000 cars (increased to 1050 in the 70s) and its single screen measured 118' by 50'.
Like the Robinson’s other drive-ins, the Willow was taken over by the General Cinemas Corporation in 1967. In 1978, Wayne Amusements acquired the Willow, but it was closed five years later.
Today, a trailer park occupies the former drive-in’s site.
Contributed by
Bryan Krefft
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More information on this drive-in at www.michigandriveins.com
Are you sure there was a drive-in @ this location as early as the 50’s?
Looking at the historical aerials for ‘55, '63 & '64, there wasn’t a drive-in there…
Also the drive-in & the trailer park coexisted as t he park was next to the show.
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When the drive-in was in operation the trailer park was to the left of the entrance, once the drive-in closed the drive-in and the field to the right of the entrance to the drive-in became a trailer park.,