Not only did the Lansing area have wonderful drive-in theaters, but also a plethora of great movie houses (or theaters, if you wish), most of which are long-gone.

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If you fondly recall what those old movie houses looked like (and smelled like), then take a look at this video, that shows all those great former Lansing movie houses. The audio cuts in-and-out, but who cares? The video of these awesome theaters is what matters...you'll see the following theaters:
PLAZA
CAMPUS
LUCON
GLADMER
MICHIGAN
LANSING DRIVE-IN
ESQUIRE
STRAND
NORTHTOWN
ORPHEUM

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and a few more. It’s pretty interesting to see some of these old movie theaters; some you remember, some you didn’t know existed at all! Click the above video and watch and see how many you remember going to back in the day!

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