Getty 4 Drive-In
920 E. Summit Avenue,
Muskegon,
MI
49444
920 E. Summit Avenue,
Muskegon,
MI
49444
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Operated by: Celebration! Cinema
Functions: Movies (First Run)
Previous Names: NK Drive-In
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
231.798.2608
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The NK Drive-In opened on July 3, 1949 with Maria Montez in “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves”. It had a capacity for 1,024-cars. NK stands for Nick Kuris who owned the NK Drive-In. Jack Loeks purchased the drive-in in 1966 and renamed it the Getty Drive-In. In 1978 three more screens were added and it now has a capacity for 1,200 cars.
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Homepage: View link
More information & many photos: http://www.drive-ins.com/theater/mitgett
Here is another link:
http://www.michigandriveins.com/detail.asp?id=132
Sad to say that a November 2005 wind storm has damaged the Getty’s original screen tower beyond repair and is being dismanted. The official web site does give a progress report on the unplanned face lift at View link
Last year they replaced the screen that was removed after the 2005 wind storm. So the Getty 4 is back to four screens again.
I took a few new shots of the theater over the weekend.
The sign:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eridony/2674964544/
The Entrance:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eridony/2674145523/
The new screen:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eridony/2674145721/
Jack Loeks Theatres also operates the Celebration! Cinemas chain of megaplexes in western Michigan.
From the Getty Drive-In web site:
The Getty Drive In – Since 1944 (sic)
The Getty Drive In was originally a one screen theatre built in 1948 called the NK Drive In.
Loeks Theatres purchased the theatre in 1966 and changed the name to The Getty Drive In.
In 1978, Loeks added three screens making the Getty one of the largest outdoor theatres in the country.
Automobile radio sound was introduced in 1993, allowing movie goers more high-quality sound.
In 2013, the Getty Drive-In converted to DLP® Digital Projection, enhancing the quality and brightness of the picture and extending the life of the Getty for years to come!
There’s a superb 2016 tour of the Getty hosted by Loeks president J.D. Loeks on YouTube.
Opened on July 3rd, 1949 as the NK Drive-In. Ad posted.
Renamed the Getty Drive-In on March 20th, 1967 and expanded to 4 screens on May 18th, 1979. Ads posted.