American Legion Drive-In
820-718 Fair Street,
Coushatta,
LA
71019
820-718 Fair Street,
Coushatta,
LA
71019
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I don’t know why the 1953-54 Theatre Catalog said 250 cars, because that amount might be larger than this. Judging by the layout I saw in the 1955 aerial view, the American Legion Drive-In looked both unusual in an oval shape with no fencing that surrounds it, and way damn smaller than I thought. There are six traces surrounding the drive-in and the concession/projection booth was located close to the screen. Because of the layout being so small without noticing how small it was, it was probably around the same size as the Ponce-de-Leon Drive-In in Ponce-de-Leon, Florida.
A 1955 aerial shows the drive-in intact and appearing operational.
A 1957 aerial shows the drive-in demolished, although the ramps still remained. It is unusual to demolish a drive-in so quickly unless the property is being used for something else. But that never happened.
Today, it is still an open field with no trace of the drive-in remaining.