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Crest Drive-In Theatre - Okemos MI

Address: 1096 W Grand River Ave

City: Okemos

State: MI

Zip: 48864

County: Ingham

Open: 1950 (9-8-50)

Closed: <1990>

Capacity: 800

Owner History: Ashmun Theatres/Mark & Orlando Spagnuolo - Harry Mohney/Mid States/VIP Theatres

Number of visits to this page: 12424

General Information:

The Crest Drive-In opened in September 8, 1950 with a capacity for 800 cars. Around 1973 the drive-in was sold and the new owners started showing adult movies. The Crest Drive-In closed in 1984 and a church is now located on the site.

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Info Updates:

4/13/2014 - Kathyb

We lived behind the Crest, and I remember when they installed flood lights to keep the screen concealed from the neighbors. Thank you for this site, it's awesome.

12/26/2012 - Mailman Dan

The entrance and exit signs ended up at the Mt Pleasant MI fairgrounds as their entrance and exit signs on old 27 ( N. Mission rd ). They were there for 20 yrs but I do not remember if they still are.

2/25/2012 - bill thomas

In the base of the Crest Drive-In screen was an apartment, originally occupied by the owner or manager I think. In the early 1960's a friend of mine, Butch Nye, rented and lived in this apartment with his wife and a child. I visited them one time, and we went out the back door with our beers, and sat in lawn chairs and watched 'Mary Poppins'.

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