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 Webmaster Updates

Update for Tuesday, October 3, 2023

I took a day trip up into the thumb area today (Sept 10, 2023) and took a few dozen new photos. Some were fresh pics of existing locations, others were new. I solved some of the mystery surrounding the Forestville Shopping Plaza so I was pleased about that. Thanks for stopping by!

 Latest Location Updates

Updates for Monday, October 2, 2023

Motor City Speedway - Warren Township

Updates for Sunday, October 1, 2023

Starlite Drive-In - Sandusky

Updates for Sunday, September 24, 2023

Jack's Drive-In Applicance Store - Jackson Park Theatre - Montague Lee's Drive-In - Three Rivers Satellite Burgerteria (Schwarz's Chuck Wagon, Charlie's Chuck Wagon) - Plainwell Plainwell Lanes - Plainwell State Lanes - Saginaw Stockbridge Bowl & Sparty Victors Bar & Grill - Stockbridge Hi-Skore Lanes & Bar - West Branch Kautz Shore Lanes (Shore Lane Bowling) - Lexington Spartan Lanes (Spartan Alleys, Silver Dollar Saloon) - Lansing Spare Time Entertainment Center (Holiday Lanes) - Lansing Will-O-Paw Lanes - Coloma

Updates for Friday, September 22, 2023

Shell Gas - Kilmanagh 4 Star Gas - Grand Rapids

Updates for Thursday, September 21, 2023

Northern Michigan Dragway - Bear Lake Beachcomber Resort (Beachcomber Motel, Travel Lodge) - Traverse City

Updates for Saturday, September 16, 2023

Mark III Grille & Bar and Inn (Royal Motel & Restaurant) - St. Joseph Shiawassee House Motel - Owosso Duffy's Motel - Newberry The Carriage House - Hillsdale Delta Motel (Carey's Motel) - Bay City Stephen's Motel - Niles Unknown 10 Curves Motel - McMillan Totem Lodges (Nor-Gate Motel) - Indian River Unknown Mackinaw Hwy Motel - Mackinaw City Unknown Newberry Twin Lakes Motel - Newberry Unknown Newberry Motel - Newberry Unknown Brownstown Motel - Brownstown Twp Ponshewaing Hotel - Alanson Inland House (This Ole House Motor Inn, Conway Inn) - Conway Lake City Motel (Motel Tafel) - Lake City

Updates for Friday, September 15, 2023

Lake Shore Motel (Kenny's Lakeshore Motel) - Manistee Oakotel Hotel - Royal Oak Hooks Waterfront Resort (Train Station Motel, Hopson Motel) - Harbor Beach Indian Trail Lodge - Traverse City Happy Hollow Motel (Robertson's Motel) - Indian River

Updates for Thursday, September 14, 2023

The Gardens Motel (Garden Motel) - Plainwell

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Drive-In Theatres
Starlite Drive-In - Sandusky Starlite Drive-In Theatre - Sault Ste. Marie Woodland Drive-In Theatre - Kentwood Skyway Drive-In Theatre - Corunna West Side Drive-In Theatre - Flint Starlite Drive-In Theatre - Ludington Northside Drive-In Theatre - Lansing Lakes Drive-In Theatre - Lake Linden B & D Drive-In Theatre - Rapid River Albion Drive-In Theatre - Albion Airport Drive-In Theatre - Negaunee Burnside Drive-In Theatre - Burnside Walled Lake Drive-In Theatre - Walled Lake Walake Drive-In Theatre - Walled Lake Memory Lane Drive-In Theater - Monroe Devil's Lake Drive-In Theatre - Manitou Beach Cheboygan Drive-In Theatre - Cheboygan Ford-Wyoming Drive In Dearborn - Dearborn Michigan Drive-In Theatre - Southgate South Dort Drive-In Theatre - Flint
Movie Theatres
Park Theatre - Montague Depot Cinema - Kinross Bon Ton - Jackson Academie Theatre (Echo Theatre) - Detroit Jewel Theatre (Bijou Theatre) - Mount Clemens Wolverine Theatre (Dale Theatre) - Detroit Mazda Theatre - L'Anse Clarkston Cinema - Clarkston Tahqua-Land Theatre - Newberry Soo Theatre - Sault Ste. Marie Gem Theatre - Clio Gale Theatre - Galesburg Centre Theatre - Grand Blanc Zeeland Theater - Zeeland Cinema One (Cedar Street Cinemas) - Manistique Quo Vadis Theatre - Westland Pines Theatre - Houghton Lake The Heights Theatre - Houghton Lake Heights Hudson Cinema 2 - Hudson Rex Theatre - Morenci
Opera Houses
Carsonville Opera House - Carsonville Burt Opera House - Burt Smith's Opera House - Grand Rapids Howell Opera House - Howell Vermontville Opera House - Vermontville Tibbits Opera House - Coldwater Train's Opera House - Lowell Menominee Opera House - Menominee Alma Opera House - Alma Grays Opera House - Romeo Munising Opera House - Munising Calumet Theatre - Calumet Cadillac Opera House - Cadillac Byron Opera House - Byron Albion Opera House - Albion City Opera House - Traverse City Blakes Opera House - Grand Ledge Brown's Opera House - Sparta Opera House - Muskegon Eagle Opera House - Marshall
Amusement Parks
Sawmill City - Kimball Lakeshore Putt-Putt Golf - Fort Gratiot Puttin' 4 Paws - Lexington Kate’s Sweet Shop & Mini Golf (Bud's Mini Golf, Lochen Wood Mini Golf and Ice Cream) - Interlochen Gold Rush Family Recreation Park - Schoolcraft Mackinac City Fun Parks - Mackinaw City Clown Town - Ludington Pine Ridge Amusement Park - Birch Run Four Bears Water Park - Shelby Township Crystal Falls Mini Golf & Ice Cream Shop - Benzonia Tashmoo Park - Harsens Island Hague Park - Jackson Riverside Park - Saginaw Devils Lake Amusement Park - Manitou Beach Pebble Brook Fun Park - Traverse City Putt-Putt Golf Course - Livonia Tiny Tim Hobby Center - Royal Oak Smitty's Place Family Fun Center - Lewiston Miniature Golf - Prescott Walled Lake Amusement Park - Walled Lake
Dance Halls
Park of the Lakes Pavilion - Cadillac Shadowland Ballroom - St. Joseph Johnson's Rustic Dance Palace (Johnson's Rustic Resort, Krause's Hotel) - Prudenville The Music Box - Prudenville Silver Crown Ballroom (Amber House) - Warren Russellville Ballroom - Davison Ellinee Amusement Center - Coloma Crystal Palladium - Crystal Narrow Lake Ballroom - Springport Summit Heights Resort Dance Hall - Fenton Marine Ballroom - Frankfort Oakwood Park Dance Pavillion - Kalamazoo Avery Beach Casino - South Haven Woodward Pavillion - Coloma Crystal Palace Ballroom at Paw Paw Lake - Coloma Pleasant View Hotel and Dance Pavillion - Clark Lake Ramona Ballroom/Dance Pavilion at Sister Lakes - Dowagiac Weko Beach Pavillion - Bridgman Arbor Way Pavilion - Grass Lake Bartlett's Pavillion - Pleasant Lake
Drag Racing
Northern Michigan Dragway - Bear Lake Tri-City Dragway - Freeland M-37 Dragway - Brohman Milan Dragway - Milan Ubly Dragway - Ubly Lapeer Dragway - Lapeer Motor City Dragway - New Baltimore Thunderbird Dragway - Muskegon Detroit Dragway - Brownstown Twp West Michigan Sand Dragway - Mears US-131 Motorsports Park - Martin Nicks 41 Speedway - Ishpeming Onondaga Dragway - Onondaga Mid-Michigan Motorplex - Stanton Kellogg Field - Battle Creek
Motor Speedways
Motor City Speedway - Warren Township Waterford Hills Raceway (Waterford Hills Road Racing) - Clarkston Merritt Speedway - Merritt Marysville Race Track (Blue Water Speedway) - Marysville Grosse Pointe Race Track - Grosse Pointe Partington Pasture Speedway - Sterling Heights Delaney Speedway - Grand Rapids Air Park Speedway - Fennville Rendezvous Bowl - Sister Lakes Saranac Speedway - Saranac Grand Rapids Speedrome - Grand Rapids Imlay City Speedway - Imlay City Manchester Speedway - Manchester Galesburg Speedway - Galesburg M-40 Speedway - Jones Hartford Speedway Park - Hartford Tri-City Motor Speedway - Auburn Whittemore Speedway - Whittemore Jeddo Speedway - Jeddo Thunderbird Raceway - Muskegon
Roadside Attractions
Deer Acres Storybook Amusement Park - Pinconning Seashell City - Cheboygan Irish Hills Area - Onsted Hell - Hell Castle Rock - St. Ignace Rockin Chair Gift Shope - Houghton Lake Mystery Spot - St. Ignace Zubler's Indian Craft Shop - Houghton Lake The Historic Totem Village (Chippewa Totem Village) - St. Ignace Snakes Alive - Clarkston Prehistoric Forest - Onsted Irish Hills Towers - Onsted Michigan Renaissance Festival - Holly Thompson State Fish Hatchery - Manistique Crystal Falls Iron Mine - Crystal Falls Imperial Trout Farm - Indian River NMC Library (Mark Osterlin Library) - Traverse City Traverse Area Chamber of Commerce - Traverse City 45th Parallel Marker - Alpena Pioneer Log Cabin Museum (Halfway House Museum, Pioneer Log Cabin) - Cassopolis
Lodging
Beachcomber Resort (Beachcomber Motel, Travel Lodge) - Traverse City Mark III Grille & Bar and Inn (Royal Motel & Restaurant) - St. Joseph Shiawassee House Motel - Owosso Duffy's Motel - Newberry Delta Motel (Carey's Motel) - Bay City Stephen's Motel - Niles Unknown 10 Curves Motel - McMillan Totem Lodges (Nor-Gate Motel) - Indian River Unknown Mackinaw Hwy Motel - Mackinaw City Unknown Newberry Twin Lakes Motel - Newberry Unknown Newberry Motel - Newberry Unknown Brownstown Motel - Brownstown Twp Ponshewaing Hotel - Alanson Inland House (This Ole House Motor Inn, Conway Inn) - Conway Lake City Motel (Motel Tafel) - Lake City Lake Shore Motel (Kenny's Lakeshore Motel) - Manistee Oakotel Hotel - Royal Oak Hooks Waterfront Resort (Train Station Motel, Hopson Motel) - Harbor Beach Indian Trail Lodge - Traverse City Happy Hollow Motel (Robertson's Motel) - Indian River
Dining
Lee's Drive-In - Three Rivers Satellite Burgerteria (Schwarz's Chuck Wagon, Charlie's Chuck Wagon) - Plainwell Duggan's Restaurant & Motel - Harrison A&W Restaurant - Various Garlets Corner Restaurant and Motel - Wellston Blue Gingham Inn And Motel - Cadillac Blue Waters Restaurant (Vitek's Restaurant) - St. Ignace 4 Corners Grill - Marion The Pagoda Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge - Clawson Hillcrest Motel and Restaurant - Flat Rock Beeker's Grub and Lodging (Corner Cafe & Motel ) - Champion The Surf - Manistique Sunny Shores Restaurant (Strasler's Sunny Shores Restaurant) - Manistique Holiday Inn - Dafter Twin Acres-19th Hole - Alpena Buccaneer Inn (Mister Charlie's Buccaneer Inn) - Onekema Lakeview Bar and Motel (Cancun) - Linden Courthouse Grille (Hillside Inn, Ernesto's) - Plymouth Eberhardt's Schwarzwald Inn - Richmond Tekon Grill (Te-Kon Grill & Truck Stop) - Tekonsha
Malls and Retail
Jack's Drive-In Applicance Store - Jackson The Carriage House - Hillsdale Forestville Shopping Plaza - Forestville Northwestern Boat Co. - Southfield Whoopee Bowl - Clarkston Norge Village - Various Mariner's Mall - Rogers City Vince's House of Baits - Houghton Lake Harmony House Records and Tapes - Various B&D Toyland Dept. Store & Cone Hut - Houghton Lake Ox Yoke Gift Shop (Copper Kettle Distilling Company) - Prudenville Osmuns Stores - Pontiac Billy's Tobacco (Tuma's Party Store) - Mount Pleasant Zodiac Party Store (Hootenanny Party Store) - St. Ignace Midland Mall - Midland Rogers Plaza - Wyoming Plumb's Supermarket - Ludington Munson Cleaners - Lathrup Village Corden's Candy Carousel - Inkster Cedar Lake Grocery (Berg's Superette) - Greenbush
Ghost Towns and Old Towns
Deerfield Twp - Deerfield Twp Fairview - Fairview Comins - Comins Tunk - Arcadia St. James (Beaver Island) - Beaver Island Salton Sea Area - Niland Lum - Lum Newburg - Newburg Newark - Newark Munith - Munith Munger - Munger Muir - Muir Mt Forest - Mt Forest Morrice - Morrice Millville - Millville Millington - Millington Middleton - Middleton Middlebury - Middlebury Metamora - Metamora Leonard - Leonard
Camps Resorts Parks
Camp Grace Bentley - Burtchville Twp Silver Lodge Resort - Cheboygan Portage Point Resort (Portage Point Inn) - Onekema Camp Warren - Coloma Cedar Oaks Resort (Riviera Resort) - Prudenville Tuveson's Resort - Dowagiac Lake St. Clair Metropark (Metro Beach, Metropolitan Beach) - Harrison Township Lakeside Inn - Whitehall CYO Camp - Carsonville Twin Lakes Park - Traverse City Lost Lake Woods Club - Lincoln Pennellwood Resort - Berrien Springs Holiday Park Campground - Traverse City Petersburg KOA - Petersburg Wesley Woods Camp & Retreat Center - Dowling Camp Lu Lay Lea - Lupton The Pines at Bostwick Lake - Rockford Tamu Safari Campground - Powers Center Lake Bible Camp - Tustin Gull Lake Ministries (Gull Lake Bible Conference) - Hickory Corners
Sports Venues
Plainwell Lanes - Plainwell State Lanes - Saginaw Stockbridge Bowl & Sparty Victors Bar & Grill - Stockbridge Hi-Skore Lanes & Bar - West Branch Kautz Shore Lanes (Shore Lane Bowling) - Lexington Spartan Lanes (Spartan Alleys, Silver Dollar Saloon) - Lansing Spare Time Entertainment Center (Holiday Lanes) - Lansing Will-O-Paw Lanes - Coloma Middle Villa Inn and Bowling Alley - Middleville Sturgis Bowl (Sturgis Lanes) - Sturgis Theo's Lanes (Diamond Bowl) - New Buffalo Dondee Lanes - Sault Ste. Marie Sparta Lanes (Garden Patch Restaurant) - Sparta Lakeshore Lanes - St. Clair Recreation Bowling (Coldwater Recreation Bowling) - Coldwater Cherry Hill Lanes North (Howe's Lanes) - Clarkston Mt Holly Ski & Snowboard Resort - Holly Nordic Ice Arena - Hartland Traverse City Country Club - Traverse City Tower Recreation - Detroit
Airport Military and Infrastructure
Grand Traverse Lighthouse - Northport Port Austin Air Force Station - Port Austin Willow Run Airport - Ypsilanti Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant - Bridgman Midland Nuclear Power Plant (Cancelled) - Midland Greenwood Nuclear Power Plant (Cancelled) - Avoca Palisades Nuclear Generating Station - Covert Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station - Newport Big Rock Point Nuclear Power Plant - Charlevoix LA-96C Nike Missile Base - Encino Utica D-06 Nike Missile Site - Shelby Township Camp Grayling - Grayling Spencer Landing Field - Wixom Nike Missile Site D-58 - Carleton - Newport Nike Missile Base Park, Site D-87 - Commerce
Automotive
Shell Gas - Kilmanagh 4 Star Gas - Grand Rapids Juddville Gas Station - New Lothrop Kings Mill Gas Station - North Branch Middleton Car Care - Middleton Sunoco - Mt Morris Sinclair Gas - Leonard Smyrna Gas & Oil - Belding Goodland Gas Station - Imlay City Brott's Garage (Sunoco, Amoco) - Tekonsha Otter Lake Gas Station - Otter Lake Zephyr Gas Station - Thompsonville L.A. Wesch Service station - Sandusky Carl's 76 Gas Station - Brighton Dick Morris Chevrolet (Walled Lake Chrysler Plymouth) - Walled Lake Joseph Pontiac (Johnson Pontiac) - Holly Nischan Gordon Chevrolet - Wyoming Dwight Green Chevrolet - Bronson Floyd Rice Ford - Detroit Jack Cauley Chevrolet - West Bloomfield Township
Most Recent Locations Added
Jack's Drive-In Applicance Store - Jackson - 9/24/2023
Lee's Drive-In - Three Rivers - 9/24/2023
Satellite Burgerteria (Schwarz's Chuck Wagon, Charlie's Chuck Wagon) - Plainwell - 9/24/2023
Plainwell Lanes - Plainwell - 9/24/2023
State Lanes - Saginaw - 9/24/2023
Stockbridge Bowl & Sparty Victors Bar & Grill - Stockbridge - 9/24/2023
Hi-Skore Lanes & Bar - West Branch - 9/24/2023
Kautz Shore Lanes (Shore Lane Bowling) - Lexington - 9/24/2023
Spartan Lanes (Spartan Alleys, Silver Dollar Saloon) - Lansing - 9/24/2023
Spare Time Entertainment Center (Holiday Lanes) - Lansing - 9/24/2023
Will-O-Paw Lanes - Coloma - 9/24/2023
Shell Gas - Kilmanagh - 9/22/2023
4 Star Gas - Grand Rapids - 9/22/2023
Duffy's Motel - Newberry - 9/16/2023
The Carriage House - Hillsdale - 9/16/2023
Stephen's Motel - Niles - 9/16/2023
Unknown 10 Curves Motel - McMillan - 9/16/2023
Unknown Mackinaw Hwy Motel - Mackinaw City - 9/16/2023
Unknown Newberry Twin Lakes Motel - Newberry - 9/16/2023
Unknown Newberry Motel - Newberry - 9/16/2023
Unknown Brownstown Motel - Brownstown Twp - 9/16/2023
Ponshewaing Hotel - Alanson - 9/16/2023
Oakotel Hotel - Royal Oak - 9/15/2023
Beachcomber Resort (Beachcomber Motel, Travel Lodge) - Traverse City - 9/21/2023
Happy Hollow Motel (Robertson's Motel) - Indian River - 9/15/2023
Snow Chaser's Inn (Regal Country Inn) - Wakefield - 9/12/2023
Rock Motel - Brownstown Twp - 9/12/2023
Morton's Motel - Idlewild - 9/12/2023
Unknown Boyne Mountain Motel - Boyne Falls - 9/11/2023
St Clair River Lodge - East China - 9/11/2023
Most Recent Information Updates
Imperial Trout Farm - Indian River - 10/3/2023
Starlite Drive-In - Sandusky - 10/1/2023
Uptown Theatre - Detroit - 9/28/2023
Twin Hi-Way Drive-In - McKees Rocks - 9/27/2023
Jack's Drive-In Applicance Store - Jackson - 9/24/2023
Park Theatre - Montague - 9/24/2023
Lee's Drive-In - Three Rivers - 9/24/2023
Satellite Burgerteria (Schwarz's Chuck Wagon, Charlie's Chuck Wagon) - Plainwell - 9/24/2023
Plainwell Lanes - Plainwell - 9/24/2023
State Lanes - Saginaw - 9/24/2023
Stockbridge Bowl & Sparty Victors Bar & Grill - Stockbridge - 9/24/2023
Hi-Skore Lanes & Bar - West Branch - 9/24/2023
Kautz Shore Lanes (Shore Lane Bowling) - Lexington - 9/24/2023
Spartan Lanes (Spartan Alleys, Silver Dollar Saloon) - Lansing - 9/24/2023
Spare Time Entertainment Center (Holiday Lanes) - Lansing - 9/24/2023
Will-O-Paw Lanes - Coloma - 9/24/2023
Shell Gas - Kilmanagh - 9/22/2023
4 Star Gas - Grand Rapids - 9/22/2023
Northern Michigan Dragway - Bear Lake - 9/21/2023
Top Hat Hamburgers - Detroit - 9/21/2023
M&W Bowling Lanes - Gobles - 9/18/2023
Duffy's Motel - Newberry - 9/16/2023
The Carriage House - Hillsdale - 9/16/2023
Delta Motel (Carey's Motel) - Bay City - 9/16/2023
Stephen's Motel - Niles - 9/16/2023
Unknown 10 Curves Motel - McMillan - 9/16/2023
Unknown Mackinaw Hwy Motel - Mackinaw City - 9/16/2023
Unknown Newberry Twin Lakes Motel - Newberry - 9/16/2023
Unknown Newberry Motel - Newberry - 9/16/2023
Unknown Brownstown Motel - Brownstown Twp - 9/16/2023
Featured Locations
Starlite Drive-In Theatre
Starlite Drive-In Theatre
Hollywood Theatre
Hollywood Theatre
Riverland Amusement Park (Utica Amusement Park)
Riverland Amusement Park (Utica Amusement Park)
Devos Place
Devos Place
Est-Wood Motel
Est-Wood Motel
Diamond Harbor Inn
Diamond Harbor Inn
Summit Place Mall (Pontiac Mall)
Summit Place Mall (Pontiac Mall)
Gold Star Lanes
Gold Star Lanes
Midland Nuclear Power Plant (Cancelled)
Midland Nuclear Power Plant (Cancelled)
Sunoco
Sunoco
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