Dearborn drive-in endures, open year-round for families and film buffs
Detroit News:
"Movies flickering under the stars, tykes in pajamas on a car roof, a speaker dangling through the window as Rover leaps around the back seat. Wait a minute, what time of year is it? Fall leaves and winter snowfalls are no problem at the Ford-Wyoming Drive-In, which bills itself as the largest drive-in theater in the world. The Dearborn venue, with 3,000 parking spots, is one of those rarest of rarities, a drive-in that stays open year-round. Outlasting most of its peers, the Ford-Wyoming in Dearborn continues to have solid business in Metro Detroit. Up to 2,000 vehicles visit the nine screens on a busy weekend night, owner Charles Shafer said. Five of the nine screens show films year-round. 'We can stay open in the winter. We've only closed three times in 26 years,' Shafer said."
posted by Dave Stone at
10/28/2007
2 Comments:
hi... I am originally from Mich. born in GR and raised in Spring Lake/Grand Haven. I now live in northeastern NY but most of my family still reside in Mich. My bother Steve is a Metro Detroit celebrity/comic although his fame has gone to his head and I rarely hear from him.
Nice blog and I will put you on my blog roll.
Thanks for stopping by Racefan. I grew up in the Detroit area, now living near Indy. My family still lives in Michigan as well so we don't get together as often as we would like.
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