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Getty 4 Drive-In Theater

Name: Getty 4 Drive-In Theater Street: 920 E Summit Ave

City: Muskegon State: MI Zip: 49441 Phone: (231) 798-2608

County: Muskegon

Operator: Jack Loeks Theatres

Open: June 3rd, 1949

Closed: N/A

Capacity: 1200

Status: Open

Screens 4

Owner History Loeks Theatres, Inc

Web Address: http://www.gettydriveintheatre.com/

Notes: AKA NK Theatre

Number of visits to this page since February 23, 2007: 34142

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Video Clip	Marquee at the Getty from a few summers back
Video Clip	A night at the Getty - a few years ago.

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Entry Date: 1/11/2010 - Dan Goodman: One night only special winter event,

On Saturday, January 23, the Getty Drive In Theatre and WLAV''s Kevin Matthews Present MARGIES FISH & CHIPPER FILM FESTIVAL featuring a film presentation of the movie FARGO. Gates to the Getty Drive In open at 3:00 (snow or shine) . . . the movie begins at dusk.

Prior to the movie, a fish frying contest will take place in which 10 contestants will fry up at least 10 pounds of fish for the judges and guests. A cash prize will be awarded to the winner along with the Margies Cup trophy. Also, five campfires will be blazing to help keep folks warm and available for roasting marshmallows and hot dogs. It’s kind of like a winter picnic (bring your own beverages and free hot chocolate will be served). There will be snowmobile and motorcycle demonstrations as well as other fun and games including a “bring something for the wood-chipper"? game.

Then, at dusk, FARGO hits the big screen. FARGO (rated R, 1996) is set in Fargo, North Dakota, in the winter so guest will have no trouble getting a feel for how cold it was when Margie found Jean Lundegaard''s body by the wood chipper. Guests will have the option of watching the movie while sitting around the campfire or in their cars. Admission is $10 per person (or $25 per carload). No one under 17 admitted. The price includes the fish, the flick and the fun.

http://celebrationcinema.com/?pid=30763

Entry Date: 1/3/2010 - Mike: The getty drive-in has a new website and you can visit it at: www.getty4drivein.com but the website wont be available until 24 - 48 hours from today.

This theatre is Closed for the 2009 season and will open in April 2010.

Entry Date: 12/23/2009 - Mike: This Drive-in theatre closed its 2009 season on September 13th, 2009 and will open the 2010 season in April 2010.

Entry Date: 10/15/2009 - Mike: their real website is: www.thegettydrivein.110mb.com

Entry Date: 4/15/2009 - Michael: Welcome to the Getty 4 Drive-In.

We are going to be Opening in 2 Days, 17 Hours & 56 Minutes and below will be the films playing On This Friday Night here at the Getty .

Movies:

Screen # 1:

First Movie will be: Crank: High Voltage (R)
Second Movie will be: Haunting in Connecticut (PG-13)

Screen # 2:

First Movie will be: Fast and Furious (PG-13)
Second Movie will be: Last House on the Left (R)

Screen # 3:

First Movie Will be: Monsters Vs. Aliens (PG)
Second Movie will be: Hotel for Dogs (PG)

Screen # 4:

First Movie will be: Knowing (PG-13)
Second Movie will be: Push (PG-13)

** PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE FEATURED MOVIE STATRS AT DUSK **

Rules:

1. NO Alcoholic beverages allowed on this property any one found with theses type of drinks will be asked to leave with out reimburstment .

2. No Laserpoints.

3. Please don''t sit on top of your vehicles thank you .

4. Please turn off your head lights when entering our theatre . Thank You.

Again we are celebrating 61 years of opperation and we are still open today.

Entry Date: 2/27/2009 - Mike: I was wrong about the opening date it will be Friday, April 17th, 2009 weather permitted.

Entry Date: 2/24/2009 - Mike: We thank every one for coming out for the 2008 season we will be opening on April 20th, 2009 for our 61st season of being open for movie postings please be patient and that will be posted during the day on april 20th, 2009.

please remember movies don''t start until around dusk.

please remeber also the following:

1.
out side food from your house is NOT allowed.
2.
laser points are NOT allowed.
3. trying to jump over our fence and watch a free movie is NOT allowed you will be banned from our theatre forever.

again we are sorry but we are still closed for the season. thank you for your patients of waiting for us to open .

Entry Date: 10/19/2008 - Mike: The getty is CLOSED for the season now and will re - open on Sunday, April 26th, 2009 weather permitted for our 61st consecutive years of being open . every one here at the getty would like to appreciate every one for coming out this year . we will see all of you next year when we re - open on Sunday, april 26th, 2009 .

and please remember the things on this list is not allowed here at the getty :

1. laser points - If you are found with these items you will be permittly banned from the getty.

2. bringing food from some were else is NOT tolerated unless it is our food.

3. Im sorry but the getty doesn''t except debit or credit cards at this time .

JUST A REMINDER THE GETTY IS CLOSED FOR THE SEASON AND WILL RE - OPEN ON SUNDAY, APRIL 26TH, 2008 .

WE ARE CELEBRATING 61 CONSECUTIVE YEARS OF OUT DOOR DOUBLE FEATURES.

** 1948 - 2009 **

iF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY CONTACT THE LOEKS THEATRES INC. INFORMATION HOT LINE AT : ( 231 ) 798 - 2608 OR YOU MAY CONTACT THE GETTY DRIVE - IN AT : ( 231 ) 733 - 1813

Entry Date: 8/31/2008 - mikkel evans: The getty four drive - In will be closing for the 2008 season on Sunday, September7th, 2008 and will be re - opening in April of 2009 .

Entry Date: 7/7/2008 - Bill: Getty Web Address:

http://celebrationcinema.com/?pid=30010

Entry Date: 4/3/2007 - Dana: The Getty is set to open on April 20th, "weather permitting." Get ready for 4 screens of double features and good times for the summer!

Entry Date: 3/30/2006 - Dan Goodman: The demolition phase of the renovation of screen #1 at the Getty Four is quickly wrapping up! The demolition team expects to be done with their work by this Saturday April 1st. The Getty is scheduled to open on Friday April 21st for its 2006 season - its 57th season. Renovation plans are still being worked on by JLT Corporate, but no official word yet. New pictures submitted today.

Entry Date: 3/30/2006 - J. Bowler: To those wondering about whether or not Screen #1 will remain, according to a friend who works for Loeks stated that he was told that the screen will remain, the structure is plenty sturdy enough....theyre just re-doing the exterior.

Hopefully it will be redone to something resembling its former grandeur.

Entry Date: 3/22/2006 - Dan Goodman: Demo continues with the weather co-operating - today the "DRIVE IN" letters off the front of the main screen were removed. All thats left is the center section below the old "DI" letters were and where the old Neon Island sceen used to be. One of the pictures submitted today show parts of the broken and rusted letters on the ground. The work crew estimated about a week and a half left to complete the "de-skining" process.

Entry Date: 3/16/2006 - Dan Goodman: With demolition of the screen face and both the upper and lower roofs complete, the continuing work has now moved to the opposite side of the screen. This is the side that had most of its prominent architectural features and is the most visible when entering the theatre. The furthest wing near the box office is nearly complete & the Center section & the other wing will be stripped of the wood & metal this week weather permitting. The final section will be the base below the screen line. I have submitted three additional pictures today that show the latest demo work.

Entry Date: 3/10/2006 - Dan Goodman: Demolition of screen #1 continues. The screen face is all gone now as is most of main roof. Submitted two new photos today. Note on front view - if you look right in the center - you can see the original center staircase that rises all the way to the roof. The Getty will be opening at the end of April most likely the week after Easter Sunday weather permitting for the 2006 season - with or without screen #1.

Entry Date: 3/7/2006 - Dan Goodman: From the Muskegon Chronicle

Work begins on Getty Drive-In screen
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
By Lynn Moore - CHRONICLE STAFF WRITER

The oldest movie screen at the Getty 4 Drive-In is being removed for safety reasons, and its uncertain whether the complex will soon become the "Getty 3." Age and wind damage had made the cement board and plywood screen unsafe, said Ron Van Timmeren, vice president of marketing and film for Loeks Theatres Inc., which owns the Norton Shores complex. Officials are uncertain whether the company can afford to replace "screen No. 1" with the same metal screen used on the drive-ins three other theater towers, Van Timmeren said.

Nonetheless, the company is committed to opening for the season in April, he said. "We certainly are committed to the safety of our guests. That was the No. 1 issue at hand," he said. "Yes, the Getty Drive-in is still a viable movie theater, albeit seasonal. We want to continue to operate even though theres some question about how much its going to cost to get that screen back up." He said the only quote to replace the screen was "well over $100,000." "Thats just not going to work, so were looking for alternatives to the one bid weve gotten so far," Van Timmeren said. He said a lot depends on the integrity of the metal tower frame that supports the screen. Workers are stripping cement board, plywood, sheet metal and roofing from the tower, which was built in 1966.

After flirting with selling the drive-in movie complex in 2001, officials of the Grand Rapids-based Loeks Theatres have since said theyve dropped the idea of other development at the location off Getty Street in Norton Shores. Van Timmeren said the Getty 4 turned a profit in 2005, but called business "OK." He said business at all types of theaters was down last year. He said many drive-ins went out of business because of demand for valuable property that they sat on. That has not been the case with the Getty 4, allowing it to survive when others havent, he said.

Entry Date: 3/7/2006 - Dan Goodman: In late September or early October of 2005 an unusual high wind storm came through Muskegon and did some pretty severe damage to the viewing side of screen number one at the Getty Drive in.

The resulting hole in the screen is about sixteen feet tall at it�s tallest and about twenty two feet wide at it widest. I grew up in this neighborhood & worked at the Getty for a lot of years as well as the North & the Auto drive inn�s and I have never seen this much damage in the past.

Pictures are submitted by Dan Goodman of Muskegon.

Entry Date: 10/16/2003 - MichiganDriveIns.com: The NK Drive-In reopened for the 1967 season on Tuesday, March 21st, 1967 with a new name: The Getty Drive-In. The NK was purchased from Nick Kuris by Jack Loeks, and renamed the Getty. The large light-up N-K letters were subsequently removed from the top of the screen tower, leaving only the word DRIVE-IN, to light up the screen tower at night. Unfortunately, these letters are no longer functional

Entry Date: 1/6/2003 - Drive-Ins.com: Muskegon Chronicle
Jennifer Meese
6/19/2001
The owners of the Getty Drive-In _ the last remaining outdoor movie theater in West Michigan _ have completed a deal to sell the property to developers, who plan to subdivide the land for new homes.