Bel-Air Drive-In
3504 Janes Avenue,
Saginaw,
MI
48601
3504 Janes Avenue,
Saginaw,
MI
48601
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: National Amusements, Wisper-Wetsman Theaters
Architects: Alvin W. Seeley
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The Bel-Air Drive-In opened on April 14, 1955 with Randolph Scott in “The Bounty Hunter” & Edward G. Robinson in “Black Tuesday”. The ozoner listed capacity at 1,000 cars with a single screen. First operated by Ashmum Theatres and later by National Amusements. According to the info the drive-in closed in September 1986. It has since been demolished.
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Address is Janes Avenue, not “Jasmes”.
The drive-in is still a vacant lot.
great memories wish can bring back to saginaw fun as a kid in the seventies hide in the trunk to sneak in fun
The May 14, 1955 issue of Boxoffice ran a story with photos on the recently opened Bel-Air. “The entire theatre is enclosed with a high fence of transite set in the ground with steel poles and concrete. The giant screen is 70x100 feet.”
Boxoffice, Feb. 22, 1960: “William Sarchet has purchased the interest of Alvin Seeley in the Twilite Theatre Co., which owns and operates the Twilite and Bel-Air drive-in theatres at Saginaw. Sarchet thus becomes half owner, effective March 1, with Ashmum Theatres owning the other half.”
Opened on April 14th, 1955. Grand opening ad posted.
Boxoffice, May 18, 1970: “William Wetsman has increased his holdings by the purchase of the following Ashmun theatres: … Auto Drive-In, Saginaw; Belair Drive-In, Saginaw; amd the Twilight Drive-In, Saginaw.”