Cave Tangi Drive-In
Highway 51 S.,
Ponchatoula,
LA
70454
Highway 51 S.,
Ponchatoula,
LA
70454
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It actually opened on July 21, 1949, not July 28. The opening attraction is correct though alongside an unknown cartoon and newsreel. Judging from my researches, the Cave Tangi Drive-In opened several days after the Mitchell Drive-In in Hammond had its opening.
I’ll add that while the drive-in is intact in the 1959 aerial, it does not look open. There are some trails running through it which is normally a sign that a drive-in has been closed for some time.
However, the screen and projection booth/concession stand were still intact at that point.
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The address is 1330 US-51, Ponchatoula, LA.
The drive-in shows up in a 1959 aerial on the west side of the highway. By 1965, it had been demolished.
Today, the property is home to the Ponchatoula Fitness Center with no trace of the drive-in remaining.
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