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Bonnie & Clyde
The Last Stop: Bonnie & Clyde Ambush Museum
Gibsland, Louisiana, sits just off I-20. Most traffic never leaves the interstate. I did — once in 2017, and again recently.
Gibsland, Louisiana, sits just off I-20. Most traffic never leaves the interstate. I did — once in 2017, and again recently.
RV Fun
Tucked away in the quiet town of Beaumont, Mississippi, I stumbled upon a forgotten slice of Americana that’s equal parts eerie and captivating.
Memphis Drive-In
The Southwest Twin Drive-In, originally the 61 Drive-In, opened on June 26, 1956, along Highway 61 southwest Memphis, Tennessee, as the city’s second drive-in theater.
Joy
This Joy Theatre (the 2nd with that name in town) was opened on November 23, 1949 with Anne Baxter in “You’re My Everything”. It was closed on May 18, 1980 with Pam Grier in “Foxy Brown” & “Lips and McCain”. ~ Cinema Treasures
Pink Cadillac Drive In
The Pink Cadillac used to have its own web site, and here’s what it said in 2009, before it was abandoned: Ed Worley built the drive-in in the late 1950s and named it the Bel Air. Clement and Mary Warren operated it until the mid-80s. Lisa and Donald Forrester purchased the Bel Air in 1992. The Forresters built a new screen, replaced the projection equipment, and installed FM radio sound. Finally, they made it all pink and gave the drive-in its new name. In 2000, the Forresters sold the Pink Cadillac to Leslie and Melissa Curtis. Carload - America's Drive-In News
Lost Drive In Theater
This lost & forgotten drive in theater in south Mississippi is hidden by the woods & a patch of bamboo! The screen on the other side of the structure is gone. It's just an opening now & it actually is somebody's yard over there, so I didn't approach it. It was opened prior to 1955, but I am unsure exactly what date it was.
Chalmette Cinema
It opened in 1974 as Chalmette Cinema 1 & 2, two screens next to a Woolco.
Monroe Drive In
Old Showtown USA Twin Drive-In, 7700 Desiard Street, Monroe. Opened as the Eastgate around 1947, became the Joy Drive-In in 1949, twinned and renamed Showtown USA in 1970. Closed in the mid-to-late 1980s. The screen is still standing.
The Grand
Katrina put the East under water in August 2005. The Grand took the flood and never sold another ticket.
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