Surf Drive-in
3310 Broad Street,
Lake Charles,
LA
70615
3310 Broad Street,
Lake Charles,
LA
70615
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The Surf Drive-In was open as early as 1954, located on Broad Street, it was just down the road from the New Moon Twin Drive-In. it was operated by Southern Amusement Company. The Surf Drive-In appears to have outlived its twinned rival as it was still intact in as late as 1971. Its since been demolished with the Calcasieu Parish School Board Administrative Office built in its place.
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This is the wrong address and name of the ozoner. Percy Duplissey built the Surf Twin Drive-In Theatre about a mile from Southern Amusement’s Round-Up Drive-In Theatre. The idea was to out screen the venue. But six months after opening, Southern bought out the venue. Meanwhile, Walter’s Gaurino’s Open Air Theatres Inc. was opening the New Moon Twin Drive-In.
The Surf Twin was located at your choice of 1001 9th Avenue or 2450 Broad Street. The address currently listed here is for the single-screen Round-Up Drive-In a mile away. The Surf Twin reportedly opened May 2, 1953 and was the first of the venues to drop by the wayside in the early 1960s.