Midway Drive-In

212 Briley Avenue,
Opelousas, LA 70570

Closed
1 screen
325 cars

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dallasmovietheaters
dallasmovietheaters on April 26, 2025 at 7:54 pm

Closed August 27, 1957 with a double feature of “Three Violent People” and “An Affair to Remember" after being unable to resist a sweet deal by the operators of the Yam. It was demolished along with the Inn in front of it and later replaced by an insecticide factory.

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on August 30, 2021 at 11:32 pm

It actually opened almost exactly a month after the Yam opened, with the Midway Drive-In opened on September 24, 1950 with a rerelease of “Trail Of The Lonesome Pine”.

Kenmore
Kenmore on February 3, 2021 at 1:53 am

Found It!

The address was 212 Briley Ave, Opelousas, LA. The drive-in was located north of Opelousas. A 1969 aerial shows the drive-in demolished. I’m pretty sure this is the drive-in since the exit road is now called “Midway Exit Drive”.

The drive-in was somewhat unusual as a row of houses sat between the entrance and the HWY 182. So technically, the entrance address would be at the end of Briley Avenue and not from the highway itself.

Today, a business sits on the property with no trace left.

tinyurl.com/1muf6kwp

Drive-In 54
Drive-In 54 on February 3, 2021 at 1:47 am

The address is: Midway Exit Drive & Tulane Ave Opelousas, LA 70570

GPS:30.571007, -92.076618

Drive-In 54
Drive-In 54 on February 3, 2021 at 1:08 am

You cannot read the ads very good..

robboehm
robboehm on February 2, 2021 at 2:36 am

Uploaded photos of pages from the Opelousas Daily World with ads for the Midway; one for standard fare, one for adults.