Denham Springs Drive-In
402 S. Range Avenue,
Denham Springs,
LA
70726
402 S. Range Avenue,
Denham Springs,
LA
70726
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Previous Names: Joan Drive-In, Patrician Drive-In
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The Joan Drive-In was a very short-lived drive-in theatre located in Denham Springs, LA. Opened May 30, 1952 with Audie Murphy in “The Cimarron Kid” & Ronald Reagan in “Bedtime for Bonzo”. It was owned by Mrs. Violet Muse Clark, who also owned the indoor Leslie Theatre on Range Avenue. In December 1953, both theatres were part of a bankruptcy sale. The Leslie Theatre was sold to new owners and became the Carol Theatre (now an antique mall), and the Joan Drive-In was reopened in 1954 renamed Denham Springs Drive-In. In 1961 it was renamed Patricion Drive-In which closed in 1962.
It has since been demolished and became the site of a “brikcrete” manufacturer.
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Site is now an Albertson’s.
402 S Range Ave Denham Springs, LA 70726
Opened with “The Cimarron kid” and"Bedtime for Bonzo".
Motion Picture Herald, Feb. 16, 1952: “Reports are that H. H. Forbes, Jr., will soon open a new drive-in near Denham Springs, La."
It was later renamed the Denham Springs Drive-In in 1954, and was last known as the Patrician Drive-In since 1961. It was closed in 1962.