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Nothing lasts forever...............
Gone but not forgotten are some of the places we and our ancestors frequented. This is a look back at some of the interesting places.

Just as the horse and buggy were replaced by the auto, so have other places of entertainment, like the drive in theater and small amusement parks.
And many of the small businesses were replaced by the large malls and "Super stores" which offered one place shopping.



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Drive-In Theaters
Starlite Drive-In
Opened July 1948 and closed on or before 1989
Starlite






St. Joseph Auto Theater
Open on or before 1950
auto theater

Sunset Drive
Between Hartford and Watervliet
operating in 1953
sunset

No Photo but also Niles 31 Outdoor Theater
2141 S. 11th Street, Niles
Operated 1948 until about 1985


Indoor Theaters
Cozy Theater up to 1944 then named Harlo Theater - razed in the 1950's
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City Theater
City theater

Lake Theater -
194-98 E. Main Street
Benton Harbor
Lake Theater

Liberty Theater -
212 E. Main Street
Benton Harbor, MI
Opened 1922 and closed October of 1972
&
State Theater
Opened 1942 & Closed 1974
148 W. Main Street
Benton Harbor, MI
Theaters

6Sep1949

6Sep1949


Other theaters in the area:
Bridgman Theater, Bridgman Michigan
Ran in about 1936  - no longer in operation		Caldwell Theater
415-19 State St., Saint Joseph, MI
Opened 1913, Fird 1923 and
Recovered until 1955 when closed
Razed in 1960
Vickers - Three Oaks Michigan
started in 1911		Fleet Theater - Watervliet - Closed
Celebration Cinema
St. Joseph		Fairplain Cinema
Benton Harbor - closed
Hollywood Theater - Buchanan - closedLee Theater - Three Oaks, MI - closed
Loma Theater, Coloma - closedReady Theater, Niles - closed
Dining, Dancing and Parks.
Bass Island Park
Pipestone Lake
park		Chuck Haven
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Club Ramona
Sister Lakes
Ramona
Merri-Maid Hall
US 31
Hall
The Holiday House
Holiday House		Rainbow
Watervliet
Rainbow
Win Schuler's Restaurant - burned July, 1963
rebuilt new local in 1964 - Stevensville, Michigan
Fine ArtsBell Opera House, Benton Harbor, MI
In operation 1900 and before
Yore Opera House - burned 1896 - see our on line article
Clothing and Shoe Shops
1948 Add for Weil's Dresses
dresses  Rowley's Shoes The News -
Palladium, 6 September 1949 -Tuesday		Rowley's Shoes The News -
Palladium, 6 September 1949 -Tuesday
Rowleys