Sunset Drive-In
Mansfield Road & W. 70th Street,
Shreveport,
LA
71108
Mansfield Road & W. 70th Street,
Shreveport,
LA
71108
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Drive-ins.com gives the status as demolished and replaced by a shopping center.
The Sunset Drive-In had a capacity for 525 cars.
“I lived near this drive in and as a youngster got to see a lot movies there with my parents. The Sunset was huge, had the familiar playground under the screen and the snack bar had good food. I saw my first 3-D movie here which was "Arena”, about a rodeo rider. As a teenager sneaking friends into the theater in the trunk was done a time or two"….Billy Smith
Mansfield Rd & W 70th St, Shreveport, LA 71108
The above address will map to the location of the drive-in, which was in the southwest corner of the intersection.
Here is a 1959 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of Earth Explorer and USGS:
http://flic.kr/p/99exDq
Now Southgate Shopping Center. Approx. address for this drive-in was 2712 West 70th Street.
When you enlarge the aerial it looks as though the entrance was on Mansfield Rd.