Plainfield Drive-In

4901 Plainfield Avenue NE,
Grand Rapids, MI 49525

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Plainfield Drive-In

The Plainfield Drive-In had a pre-opening program on August 1, 1957 when it screened Alan Ladd in “The Big Land” & John Calvert in “Dark Venture”. The official opening was on August 8, 1957 with James Stewart in “Night Passage” & Anthony Quinn in “The Road Back”. It was operated by Jack Loeks Theatres. Car capacity was listed at 1,000 with a single screen. Possibly closed sometime in 1990 according to the site. Homes have been built on the site of the drive-in.

Information obtained from www.michigandriveins.com

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kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on February 10, 2010 at 10:03 pm

Here is a 1988 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/y9ffr6g

Twistr54
Twistr54 on March 1, 2010 at 4:50 pm

I attended this drive in back in 1984 and saw Beverly Hills Cop and Nightmare On Elm St. long, dark drive into the parking area, up on top of a hill surrounded by huge trees. Beautiful spot for a drive in.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on April 20, 2010 at 12:16 am

Here is a closeup of the marquee:
http://tinyurl.com/y6asrda

rivest266
rivest266 on February 25, 2024 at 7:53 pm

Opened August 8th, 1957. Grand opening ad posted.

Kenmore
Kenmore on February 25, 2024 at 9:30 pm

A slightly closer address is 4901 Plainfield Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI.

This puts it right where the entrance/exit road use to connect to Plainfield Ave. Although the address of the property has now shifted to Paramount Drive, which did not exist at that time.

There is nothing left of the drive-in.

http://tinyurl.com/ywm99vue

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