Yam Drive-In

3389 West Landry Street,
Opelousas, LA 70570

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robboehm
robboehm on February 1, 2021 at 9:05 am

I have uploaded a photo of a page from the Opelousas Daily World from August 31, 1950 in which an ad for the Yam and other operating theatres in Opelousas at that time appear.

robboehm
robboehm on February 1, 2021 at 8:19 am

Shortly after the opening the competitor Midway Drive-In opened. Eventually the owner of the Yam bought the Midway and closed it in 1957.

Apparently, the Yam was a segregated theatre from comments I’ve read elsewhere.

kennerado
kennerado on March 30, 2020 at 11:00 pm

May have still been operating in 1981, an aerial photo from that year appears to show it still intact.

rivest266
rivest266 on November 6, 2016 at 7:38 am

This opened on August 25th, 1950. I uploaded the grand opening ad as well as an USGS aerial in the photo section.

jwmovies
jwmovies on January 6, 2013 at 3:06 pm

Approx. address for this drive-in was 3389 West Landry Street.