Hilltop Drive-In
4965 Danforth Road,
Escanaba,
MI
49829
4965 Danforth Road,
Escanaba,
MI
49829
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The Hilltop Drive-In was operated by Delft Theatres when it opened and later by Mescop and then M. Peterson. The drive-in opened on May 1, 1953 with Charlton Heston in “The Savage”. It had a car capacity listed at 500 with a single screen. It is listed as closing in 1989 and has since been demolished.
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Much more visible in the 1993 shot.
HERE
Two roads were built over parts of the drive-in lot in the 1990s, one of which is called Theater Drive. According to Google Street View, only the screen foundation is still evident.
More information HERE
Opened on 1/5/1951. The ticket booth and one speaker post still remain too. The site is now a housing estate called Hilltop Estates.
Opened on 1/5/1953 with “The Savage”, and the grand opening on 3/5/1953 with news, a cartoon(not named), “The Savage” and “Call me madam”.