Surf Twin Drive-in
2450 Broad Street,
Lake Charles,
LA
70615
2450 Broad Street,
Lake Charles,
LA
70615
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A 1963 aerial showed the drive-in had been demolished for some time. Most of the property sat virtually untouched for almost two decades.
Today, you can still seen hints of the ramps on the north side.
This is the wrong address and name of the ozoner. Percy Duplissey built the Surf Twin Drive-In Theatre about a mile from Southern Amusement’s Round-Up Drive-In Theatre. The idea was to out screen the venue. But six months after opening, Southern bought out the venue. Meanwhile, Walter’s Gaurino’s Open Air Theatres Inc. was opening the New Moon Twin Drive-In.
The Surf Twin was located at your choice of 1001 9th Avenue or 2450 Broad Street. The address currently listed here is for the single-screen Round-Up Drive-In a mile away. The Surf Twin reportedly opened May 2, 1953 and was the first of the venues to drop by the wayside in the early 1960s.