DeSoto Drive-In

U.S. 171 and Metcalf Road,
Mansfield, LA 71052

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The DeSoto Drive-In was opened by 1953 when it was operated by Claude Younger. Almost all ramps are still visible. Drive-in was located southeast of this intersection.

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davidcoppock
davidcoppock on November 5, 2020 at 8:20 am

Did you need a DeSoto car to go to this drive-in?

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on November 12, 2025 at 3:44 pm

Joe Williams of Carthage, Texas, opened the DeSoto Drive-In on September 1, 1952 with Susan Hayward in “Tulsa” (unknown if extras added). Claude Younger took the role as manager of the theater two weeks after opening. It was still open in the 1980s.

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