Division Drive-In

5566 Division Avenue S,
Kentwood, MI 49548

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Previous Names: Drive-In, Stardust Drive-In

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Stardust Drive-In 1966

Opened as the Drive-In on May 29, 1948, it was owned by H.J. Ochs. This was the first drive-in in the Grand Rapids area. It was later operated by Triangle Drive-In Co. and was renamed Division Drive-In. Car capacity listed at 600 with a single screen.

In August 1962 it was renamed Stardust Drive-In. It want over to screening adult movies from 1964. It was closed in the 1970’s and has been demolished and an RV dealer is now where the drive-in once stood.

Contributed by Chuck

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Michigandriveins.com
Michigandriveins.com on December 24, 2011 at 1:40 pm

Since it was the only drive-in in town when it opened, the original name was simply Drive-In Theater. It was renamed the Division in late 1948 or early 1949. The next name change came around 1962 when it became the Stardust.

stardust5566
stardust5566 on January 15, 2015 at 4:05 am

The Stardust Drive-In restarted operation in August 1962 with Floyd Bloss as operator. The theater was not in operation before that. I became associated with Mr. Bloss shortly after that as co-operator and projectionist. At that time 2nd run family movies were shown. In 1964 it converted to x rated fare and closed in the 70’s. Mr Bloss now resides in Las Vegas. I left the business when x rated movies were played. Mr Bloss also operated the Hastings Drive-In and the Burton Capri theaters. John Whitman

tmaas
tmaas on April 17, 2015 at 12:03 pm

The location of this business is currently in the city limits of Kentwood, several miles south of the city of Grand Rapids.

peachtree
peachtree on May 16, 2016 at 3:16 am

Bloss was a well known pornographer in the 1960s.In about 1965, he hired a young man(age 22) as a projectionist.His name was Harry Mohney.Eventually, young Mohney became Floyds partner and the two men ran several porn theaters in Michigan.Bloss experienced a tragedy when his 19 year old daughter Debra was murdered in one of her father`s porn theaters (in Battle Creek).After the murder, Bloss sold his share of the theaters to Mohney and moved to Hawaii.Mohney expanded his porn holdings and is now worth nearly a billion dollars.dollars.

rivest266
rivest266 on February 25, 2024 at 9:28 pm

Opened on May 29th, 1948 as the first drive-in in the area. Uploaded grand opening ads as well as an 1965 USGS aerial photo.

Kenmore
Kenmore on February 26, 2024 at 2:17 am

It had been demolished by 1972. Looks like a flea market or similar business was on the property at that time.

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