Modern Federal · Theaters

It's wintertime, so the 5-Mile drive-in theater in Dowagiac, Michigan, is closed. In fact, as of the date of this image in 2020, it may stay that way for awhile, as the theater is for sale. The small city's name is a Potawatomi Indian word meaning "fishing water." Dowagiac is the headquarters of the Pokagon Band of the tribe

Michigan · 1850–1939

It's wintertime, so the 5-Mile drive-in theater in Dowagiac, Michigan, is closed. In fact, as of the date of this image in 2020, it may stay that way for awhile, as the theater is for sale. The small city's name is a Potawatomi Indian word meaning "fishing water." Dowagiac is the headquarters of the Pokagon Band of the tribe, Michigan, 1850–1939
It's wintertime, so the 5-Mile drive-in theater in Dowagiac, Michigan, is closed. In fact, as of the date of this image in 2020, it may stay that way for awhile, as the theater is for sale. The small city's name is a Potawatomi Indian word meaning "fishing water." Dowagiac is the headquarters of the Pokagon Band of the tribe, Michigan, 1850–1939. Theaters — Modern Federal Architecture, from the Library of Congress record.

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