Crescent Drive-In
3900 Airline Drive,
New Orleans,
LA
70062
3900 Airline Drive,
New Orleans,
LA
70062
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The Crescent Drive In opened July 27, 1950 with Gary Cooper in “Task Force.” It’s last night was October 16, 1955. It was torn down for the construction of the Crescent Airline Shopping Center (which contains Celebration Church today.) The sign on the Crescent’s marquee for Maison Blanche was for a smaller store that was about 30 feet off Airline Highway in front of the drive-in; it too was razed and MB opened a much larger store in the shopping center upon completion.
NYozoner is correct. The Crescent was next to Borden’s on Airline east of Labarre Road. 3900 Airline was the Air-line Drive In.
The above information is incorrect.
Now Sam’s Club @ 3900 Airline Dr, Metairie, LA 70001.
Please update. The shopping center where the church is located existed while the theater was open per Historical Aerials.
The Aug. 8, 1951 issue of The Exhibitor said that the Crescent “celebrated its first anniversary with square dancing in the patio.” So it must have opened in the summer of 1950.
1952 Aerial Photo courtesy of USGS & Earth Explorer.
Correct address is:
2001 Airline Dr
Metairie, LA 70001
Celebration Church currently occupies the property.