M-78 Triple Drive-In
6385 Newton Road,
East Lansing,
MI
48823
6385 Newton Road,
East Lansing,
MI
48823
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Previously operated by: National Amusements, Redstone Drive-In Theaters
Previous Names: M-78 Drive-In, M-78 Twin Drive-In
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The M-78 opened as a single screen in 1969, later converted to a twin and then a triplex.
Car capacity was listed at 2,096. The drive in was operated by National Amusements from 1969 until it’s closing in 1992.
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The M-78 did not open as a single screen. It was a twin from day one, screen three opened in 1977. More at http://michigandriveins.com/m7856.asp
Opening date: November 7th, 1969
Redstone Management opened the M-78 Twin Drive-In on November 7, 1969 with “Romeo & Juliet” and “Prudence & The Pie” in Screen 1 (Blue Screen) and “The Madwoman Of Chaillot” and “The Green Berets” in Screen 2 (Red Screen). A third screen (Green Screen) was added in March 1978 bringing a total to three screens and became the M-78 Triple Drive-In.
One of the three screens closed after the 1991 season, leaving the remaining two operating until the following year. M-78 Triple Drive-In closed for the final time on September 7, 1992, with “Honeymoon In Vegas” and “A League Of Their Own” in Screen 1 and “Pet Sematary 2” and “Poison Ivy” in Screen 2.