Cherry Bowl Drive-In Theater - Honor Michigan

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Cherry Bowl Drive-In Theater

Name: Cherry Bowl Drive-In Theater Street: 9812 Honor Hwy

City: Honor State: MI Zip: 49640 Phone: (231) 325-3413

County: Benzie

Operator: H. & L. Clark

Open: 1953 (7-1-53) AD

Closed: OPEN IN 2005

Capacity: 200 (1957-63) 250 (1965-72) 300 (1977)

Status: Open

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Owner History L.O. Griffin (1957-63) L.J. Griffin (1977) T. Kenny (1985) H. & L. Clark

Web Address: N/A

Number of visits to this page since February 23, 2007: 12549

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Video Clip	Great summer night, 2003 I think.

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Entry Date: 6/2/2009 - Kate: I lived in Honor in ''88-90.
Great place to take the kids to see a movie. Very safe for kids. I miss the Cherry Bowl.

Entry Date: 7/3/2008 - cCWinnieWiWnnieW: In 1982 I moved from the Detroit area to Sanford Lake.
I noticed your Drive=in and decided to take it in one night.
So I packed my Mom and my dog Sassy in the car along with a nephew.
When we went through the line the gal taking our money handed me a package and inside the package was a few dog bones.
My nephew, who was 5 at the time, asked where his goodies were and I told him if he liked dog bones he was welcomed to one.
Needless to say I had to go to the canteen and get something for him.
From that day on when I wanted to go to the show you had my business.
Thank you for being so kind to animals.
You have my permission to post my comment.
It is well deserved!

Entry Date: 7/20/2007 - Brian: We had a great time there last night.
I took my son and his friend and we had a ball.
It was only $8 for me, while they were free; to watch two new releases, Ratatouille and Transformers, that is a fantastic deal!
Glad to see the place was packed.
Should keep it from making the extinct list for a long time hopefully!!

Be careful who you park next to though, a couple of teenagers decided to get rather "romantic" in the car next to us at about 12:30 a.m. and I had to roll up the window and turn up the speaker volume a bit... Ha!!
Some things will never change.

Entry Date: 1/10/2004 - Unknown: The Cherry Bowl, so samed for its location in Michigan's northwestern cherry growing region (in fact, the theater is still surrounded by cherry orchards today), opened in 1953.

In the late 50s, its single screen was enlarged to accomodate CinemaScope features. The screen tower is emblazoned with the drive-in's name, and three bright red cherries on a blue background. The screen is said to be the largest in the northern part of the state.

Keeping with the Cherry Bowl's classic 50s theme, not only is a double feature screened, but vintage cartoons and features, as well. The theater's season is May through September, and in keeping with its wholesome atmosphere, doesn't show films with a rating higher than PG-13.

The Cherry Bowl is more than a movie experience, however, with a 50s-themed miniatue golf course, volleyball courts, batting cages and kiddie playground on its property--even a 50s-style diner is located at the drive-in!

In 2003, the Cherry Bowl celebrated a half-century in business, continuing to live up to its motto of "Fine Film, Food, Fun and Family Entertainment."
Cinema Treasures Link

Entry Date: 1/7/2003 - WaterWinterWonderland: The Cherry Bowl has a definite 1950s feel. There is a putt-putt course, batting cages and a diner with great broasted chicken. There are also numerous special events throughout the season. Very clean and well-maintained.