El Rancho Drive-In
1006 N. Pine Street,
DeRidder,
LA
70634
1006 N. Pine Street,
DeRidder,
LA
70634
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The El Rancho Drive-In was located 1 mile north of town on Highway 171. It was opened by 1952 when it was operated by Percy Duplissey & M. Guidry. It was still open in 1970.
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Same drive-in?
Boxoffice, Nov. 18, 1950: “DeRidder, La. - Gay Ranchero Drive-In, $80,000, under construction. John Harvey, manager.”
The El Rancho Drive-In opened its gates on April 5, 1951 with Alan Ladd in “Whispering Smith” along with an unknown short and a newsreel.
The El Rancho Drive-In closed for the final time on May 4, 1969 after a tornado ripped through the drive-in and destroyed a big chunk of its screen. It appears that it never reopened afterward.