On another OUTDOOR MOOVIES road trip, I had a letter authoriszng me to be on the TWILIGHT site and 2. I was going to tape the BEL AIR. This one came out of nowhere. What a treat! BEAUTIFUL Screen Tower! Then, I went to the Saginaw area TWILIGHT. When I checked my wallet, my drivers licence wasn't there. Even though I was paranoid, I maded it to the BEL AIR. A No Tresspassing sign kept me away from the snack bar. This is one of my favorites, for sure.
Congrats, RQV OM, for posting your second video.The Auto Theater is very cool, especially the marque with one letter left. I'd also like to encourage viewers to visit the michigandriveins ( dot com ) site. It is very detailed and the web master of it, apparently a friend of RQV OM, can be very proud. I enjoy looking at drive ins that are now gone. It's like a time machine. ROGER MOORE FOREVER! ( Connery can't act worth two nicles, but oh...oh...Roger Moore! )
I agree. It saddens me that many speakers are melted down for scrap. Taking items from abandoned sites is not stealing, but, the police can still harass. I'm not having much luck posting videos, so, if the spirit moves you?...
I have a couple of speakers from the Twilite Drive-In in Saginaw. No, I didn't steal them, I bought them off ebay. There's a big difference between "stealing" and preserving artifacts. You can either save these items, or they will end up in the dumpster, lost forever.
Back in the early days of my other Public Access show, just after high school, I would occasionally "borrow" the family car when my folks were on vacation. I went to the trouble of obtaining permission from NATIONAL AMUSEMENTS to video tape their remining sites. On the way to document the Saginaw BEL AIR and TWILIGHT, I ran across this gem. The NO TRESPASSING sign wasn't visable, especially in the bushes where I tossed it. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS! No harm done. Just documentation worth while!
I've been enjoying these videos, and, it was nice that this one was silent. It made you think, kind of like the old radio shows made you visualize images this posting made your brain create a soundtrack. That screen tower was very cool. I wonder what the TWILIGHT and BEL AIR looked like. I've never been to a closed down abandoned drive in, but, watching these videos makes me want to, and maybe I could take home a PG13 sign too. The letter A on the sign was cool. Did you take the U T & O?
Looks like this was a beautiful place. It's a shame that the Flint/Saginaw area will be losing another drive-in soon...the US 23. Then National Amusements will probably want to close the Miracle Twin especially since it's their only remaining one in the country. They sadly think drive-ins belong in the past.
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RQVOutdoorMoovies 5 months ago
On another OUTDOOR MOOVIES road trip, I had a letter authoriszng me to be on the TWILIGHT site and 2. I was going to tape the BEL AIR. This one came out of nowhere. What a treat! BEAUTIFUL Screen Tower! Then, I went to the Saginaw area TWILIGHT. When I checked my wallet, my drivers licence wasn't there. Even though I was paranoid, I maded it to the BEL AIR. A No Tresspassing sign kept me away from the snack bar. This is one of my favorites, for sure.
RQVOutdoorMoovies 9 months ago
Congrats, RQV OM, for posting your second video.The Auto Theater is very cool, especially the marque with one letter left. I'd also like to encourage viewers to visit the michigandriveins ( dot com ) site. It is very detailed and the web master of it, apparently a friend of RQV OM, can be very proud. I enjoy looking at drive ins that are now gone. It's like a time machine. ROGER MOORE FOREVER! ( Connery can't act worth two nicles, but oh...oh...Roger Moore! )
dunbarGirl007 2 years ago
I agree. It saddens me that many speakers are melted down for scrap. Taking items from abandoned sites is not stealing, but, the police can still harass. I'm not having much luck posting videos, so, if the spirit moves you?...
RQVOutdoorMoovies 2 years ago
I have a couple of speakers from the Twilite Drive-In in Saginaw. No, I didn't steal them, I bought them off ebay. There's a big difference between "stealing" and preserving artifacts. You can either save these items, or they will end up in the dumpster, lost forever.
michigandriveinscom 2 years ago
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RQVOutdoorMoovies 2 years ago
...but i wish i had!
RQVOutdoorMoovies 2 years ago
NO.
RQVOutdoorMoovies 2 years ago
That would be stealing. Well, Did you?
dvdvrtn 2 years ago
I would have took the sign. Did you grab any speakers?
jdstarlit27 2 years ago
Back in the early days of my other Public Access show, just after high school, I would occasionally "borrow" the family car when my folks were on vacation. I went to the trouble of obtaining permission from NATIONAL AMUSEMENTS to video tape their remining sites. On the way to document the Saginaw BEL AIR and TWILIGHT, I ran across this gem. The NO TRESPASSING sign wasn't visable, especially in the bushes where I tossed it. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS! No harm done. Just documentation worth while!
RQVOutdoorMoovies 2 years ago
Nice screen tower!
jdstarlit27 2 years ago
I agree that the silence makes you think.
1minutetilshowtime 2 years ago 2
I've been enjoying these videos, and, it was nice that this one was silent. It made you think, kind of like the old radio shows made you visualize images this posting made your brain create a soundtrack. That screen tower was very cool. I wonder what the TWILIGHT and BEL AIR looked like. I've never been to a closed down abandoned drive in, but, watching these videos makes me want to, and maybe I could take home a PG13 sign too. The letter A on the sign was cool. Did you take the U T & O?
ariaphobia 2 years ago 5
Yes, the owner of the US23 Drive-In in Flint just passed away. Do you know for sure it will not reopen this year?
michigandriveinscom 3 years ago
Looks like this was a beautiful place. It's a shame that the Flint/Saginaw area will be losing another drive-in soon...the US 23. Then National Amusements will probably want to close the Miracle Twin especially since it's their only remaining one in the country. They sadly think drive-ins belong in the past.
pji3356 3 years ago 4
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driveinnut61 3 years ago
great video
charlenelovelace2 3 years ago