Shortly after World War II, three Dearborn brothers bought a vacant parcel to build a drive-in theater.
A handshake transferred ownership to movie magnate Charles Shafer and his business partner, Bill Clark, who expanded the theate.
Local groups opposed them, fearing such a place would elicit immoral behavior." But the Clark family persevered to see its movie palace become a Metro Detroit mainstay, hosting celebrities, rock stars and a never-ending line of families with kids in footie pajamas.
Shortly after World War II, three Dearborn brothers bought a vacant parcel to build a drive-in theater