Northside was raided in August of 1983 during "Buck Night," to clean up what police described as a "mini Woodstock." According to a 1983 Lansing State Journal article, "widespread, wide-open use of drugs and alcohol among the theater's 2,000 patrons had police shaking their heads incredulously."Īccording to the DeWitt Police Department, "there were kids actually walking up and down the aisles selling marijuana cigarettes from a tray for a buck a shot" and "a man and woman were selling beer from the back of a truck charging $3 for all-you-could-drink." The Northside closed in 1993. Get directions, reviews and information for Celebration Cinema Lansing & IMAX in Lansing, MI. The original screen burned down in the early 1970s, but was replaced. In 1969, they were equipped with in-car heaters, and, in 1974, with radio sound, the first in the state. 29, 1952, a few miles north of the city limits on U.S. The Crest closed in 1988, by which time Mohney had started what would become the Déjà Vu chain of strip clubs and adult stores. The theater was demolished and a Catholic church, St. Neighbors voiced their disapproval, but the movies continued. In 1972 Harry Mohney bought the Crest and began showing X-rated movies. View Gallery: From the Archives: Lansing-area Drive-Ins It could accommodate more than 700 cars and had a children's playground and merry go round. The Crest Drive-In opened on a Friday, Sept. 8, 1950 as a family drive-in in East Lansing on M-43. A Lansing State Journal advertisement said you could "come dressed as you like." The drive-in closed in 1982. Tickets cost 60 cents for adults, and children under 12 were admitted free. The Lansing Drive-In made its debut on Saturday, at 5509 S.
There were several in the Lansing area including the Northside, M-78, Starlite and Lansing drive-ins, along with the Crest Theatre, which would later become an adult drive-in. Attach the speaker to the car window, and you were good to go.Īt their peak in the early 1970s, Michigan had more than 130 drive-in theaters. Inside the gates, everyone would decide what they wanted from the snack bar and send a couple of people out to get the goodies. You'd get your pillows and blankets together, pile the family in the car and head out. LANSING - Going to the drive-in with the family used to be an occasion everyone looked forward to.
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