Cascade 3 Drive-In
5060 28th Street SE,
Grand Rapids,
MI
49512
5060 28th Street SE,
Grand Rapids,
MI
49512
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Redstone theatres opened the Cascade Twin Drive-In on May 9th, 1969. Grand opening ad posted.
I noticed that there is currently no post for Showcase Cinemas, the multiplex that was on the site following the drive-in. Does anyone have any thoughts if that should be a separate post or connected to this page? Showcase was my childhood theater, and I was quite sad to see it razed and turned into Costco in ‘03. Last movie I saw there was Die Another Day. They also had T2: The Arcade Game there which was my favorite. Anyone have any other memories of Showcase? Pictures would be great!
Original 1969 marquee photo and copy added courtesy of Father Dennis Morrow.
“A Redstone theater, this drive-in eventually had two screens: Cascade Red and Cascade Blue. For many years, even after the theater itself closed, it was the site of the Woodland Drive-In Church.”
http://www.historygrandrapids.org/company/4108/cascade-drivein
The site remained vacant for several years until it was torn down for a retail complex with Target and Costco in 2007.
The Cascade actually closed August 31, 1987.
Here is a link:
http://www.michigandriveins.com/detail.asp?id=38