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Hilltop Drive-In Theatre - Escanaba MI 

Address: 4965 Danforth Rd.
City: Escanaba
State: MI
Zip: 49829
County: Delta
Open: 1954 (5-1-53)
Closed: 1989
Capacity: 31
Owner History: Delft Theatres (1956) Mescop (1977) M. Peterson (1985)
Number of visits to this page: 13482
General Information:

From Cinema Treasures

The Hilltop Drive-In was operated by Delft Theatres when it opened and later by Mescop and then M. Peterson. The drive-in opened on May 1, 1953 with Charlton Heston in “The Savage”. It had a car capacity listed at 500 with a single screen. It is listed as closing in 1989 and has since been demolished.

From WWW (me)

I found a smattering of articles on the theater, most notably one about a worker dying while painting the place in 1968 and a burglary in 1955. Also a vandalism report in 1966.

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Info Updates:
9/30/2003 - WaterWinterWonderland
The lonely ticket booth stands as a witness to the residential development that takes place at the former site of the Hilltop Drive-In. The site is named Hilltop Estates and one of the streets is named Theater, which will remind the local residents of the heritage of the location as a DI.
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Hilltop Drive-In Theatre - Ticket Booth (newer photo)
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Hilltop Drive-In Theatre - Ticket Booth Rear (newer photo)
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Hilltop Drive-In Theatre - Another Angle (newer photo)
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Hilltop Drive-In Theatre - Screen Foundation (newer photo)
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Hilltop Drive-In Theatre - Last Pole (newer photo)
Last Pole (newer photo)
Hilltop Drive-In Theatre - Sign For Subdivision (newer photo)
Sign For Subdivision (newer photo)
Hilltop Drive-In Theatre - Theatre Street (newer photo)
Theatre Street (newer photo)
Hilltop Drive-In Theatre - Hilltop From 1950S Theatre Catalog (newer photo)
Hilltop From 1950S Theatre Catalog (newer photo)
Hilltop Drive-In Theatre - 11 Oct 1968 Painter Dies (newer photo)
11 Oct 1968 Painter Dies (newer photo)
Hilltop Drive-In Theatre - 1966 Vandalism Report (newer photo)
1966 Vandalism Report (newer photo)
Hilltop Drive-In Theatre - 1981 Ad (newer photo)
1981 Ad (newer photo)
Hilltop Drive-In Theatre - 1982 Ad (newer photo)
1982 Ad (newer photo)
Hilltop Drive-In Theatre - 22 Jun 1955 Theft (newer photo)
22 Jun 1955 Theft (newer photo)
Hilltop Drive-In Theatre - Aerial (newer photo)
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Hilltop Drive-In Theatre - Aerial - Photo From Terraserver (newer photo)
Aerial - Photo From Terraserver (newer photo)
Hilltop Drive-In Theatre - Grand Opening Ad May 2 1953 (newer photo)
Grand Opening Ad May 2 1953 (newer photo)
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