Caro Drive-In
1123 E. Caro Road,
Caro,
MI
48723
1123 E. Caro Road,
Caro,
MI
48723
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The Caro Drive-In opened on May 13, 1950 with a capacity for 500 cars. This drive-in closed in July 1987 follwing a windstorm which brought the screen down.
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Here is a link:
http://www.michigandriveins.com/detail.asp?id=19
There is a Caro Drive-In lobby card available on Ebay, at least for a while:
http://tinyurl.com/3dzosj
The Caro closed after a windstorm took down the screen in July, 1987. It never reopned and a Walmart was built on the site 1992.
Some additional photos here. Status should be closed/demolished.
http://tinyurl.com/ydrnhur
The second Michigan drive-in theater built by my grandfather’s Johnson Construction Company was the Caro Drive-In in Caro, Michigan. Al Johnson’s three slides show the drive-in during the final phase of construction in May 1950.
The two images of the screen tower appear similar to other Johnson drive-in towers that were constructed of timbers cut and assembled onsite, then covered with a sheathing material - most likely asbestos panels.
In the second image you can see the precast speaker posts which have been set in place and await final grading, which will cover the concrete bases. The third image shows the ticket office ready for opening night.
The drive-in has been demolished.