Motion Picture Herald, Oct. 11, 1952: “Albuquerque Exhibitors Inc. … have closed the Yucca, Chief and Rio, three small old theatres all of which have outlived their usefulness.”
Motion Picture Herald, Oct. 11, 1952: “Albuquerque Exhibitors Inc. … have closed the Yucca, Chief and Rio, three small old theatres all of which have outlived their usefulness.”
Motion Picture Herald, Oct. 11, 1952: “Albuquerque Exhibitors Inc. … have closed the Yucca, Chief and Rio, three small old theatres all of which have outlived their usefulness.”
The beginning of the dream? Motion Picture Herald, June 21, 1952: “Steve Ward has resigned as Paramount salesman, and with associates, will build a drive-in theatre near Silver City, N. M.”
Classified ad in Motion Picture Herald, June 14, 1952: “Theatre Lease and Equipment for sale. 450 seats. No opposition. 8,000 population. Box 152, Manitou, Colo.”
Motion Picture Herald, June 19, 1948: “Cy Lee and Paul Rothman will, on June 25, open their Starlight, a $115,000, 650-car drive-in, at Colorado Springs, Colo.”
Motion Picture Herald, May 10, 1952: “Lee Theatres … have announced they are enlarging the Starlight from 650 cars to 1,000 cars, after which they will compete for first run product.”
Industry publications in the late 1940s mentioned the heart problems of Fred Lind, setting up this May 10, 1952 note in Motion Picture Herald: “Mary Lind, owner of the Ute, Rifle, Colorado, and Mark McFarland, were married at Rifle. They will live in California.”
Motion Picture Herald, Dec. 15, 1951: “Marlin Butler opening new 500-car drive-in, Albuquerque, N. M., called the Sunset. The theatre will operate year around.”
Motion Picture Herald, Dec. 8, 1951: “Life magazine gave "Movie Sweepstakes,” a theatre attendance booster, a page layout and description. Game invented by Robert Patrick, of Lakewood, Lakewood, Colo."
Joe Vogel was right about the thoroughness of the Colorado Historical Society’s PDF. It moved away from his link, but the Internet Archive link still works.
Motion Picture Herald, Dec. 18, 1948: “Ray Katzenbach has sold the Emerson, Brush, Colo., to John Roberts, who operates theatres in Ft. Morgan 10 miles away.”
Motion Picture Herald, Dec. 11, 1948: “Spontaneous combustion caused explosion on coalbin in Skyline, Canon City, Colo. Crowd marched out, show resumed in 20 minutes.”
Motion Picture Herald, Oct. 2, 1948: “Gibralter Theatres are taking over the Star, Fowler, Colo., from H. O. Russell October 15. The theater will get an extensive remodeling job."
Motion Picture Herald, Oct. 2, 1948: “All male adult employees of the Ord, Ordway, Colo., are either licensed pilots or working to that end. The pilots are Hugh Haynes, manager; operators William Ellis and Gene Watts, while Dwayne Davis is on the way to being a pilot.”
Motion Picture Herald, Oct. 11, 1952: “Albuquerque Exhibitors Inc. … have closed the Yucca, Chief and Rio, three small old theatres all of which have outlived their usefulness.”
Motion Picture Herald, Oct. 11, 1952: “Albuquerque Exhibitors Inc. … have closed the Yucca, Chief and Rio, three small old theatres all of which have outlived their usefulness.”
Motion Picture Herald, Oct. 11, 1952: “Albuquerque Exhibitors Inc. … have closed the Yucca, Chief and Rio, three small old theatres all of which have outlived their usefulness.”
The Mansfield News Journal reported yesterday that the Sunset site was purchased by Buckeye Barn Salvage from Jay Phillips, who lives in California.
Buckeye owner Joe Lykins “said he may leave the Sunset sign, which advertised the weekend films, for history’s sake and in honor of Phillips.”
Motion Picture Herald, Sept. 27, 1947: “Booth fire in Lode, Silverton, Colo., belonging to C. G. Diller, closed the theatre for a few days.”
Motion Picture Herald, June 28, 1952: “W. R. Barlow has bought the Lode, Silverton, Colo., from Charles Diller.”
The beginning of the dream? Motion Picture Herald, June 21, 1952: “Steve Ward has resigned as Paramount salesman, and with associates, will build a drive-in theatre near Silver City, N. M.”
Classified ad in Motion Picture Herald, June 14, 1952: “Theatre Lease and Equipment for sale. 450 seats. No opposition. 8,000 population. Box 152, Manitou, Colo.”
Same theater? Motion Picture Herald, June 14, 1952: “Alene Gellatley has bought the Hotchkiss, Hotchkiss, Colo., from Stanley Guy.”
Motion Picture Herald, June 14, 1952: “$9,000 is being spent modernizing the Luv-Vu, Loveland, Colo., drive-in. Name will be changed to Motorena.”
Motion Picture Herald, June 7, 1952: “Mitchell Kelloff is remodeling the Chief, La Veta, Colo.”
Motion Picture Herald, June 19, 1948: “Cy Lee and Paul Rothman will, on June 25, open their Starlight, a $115,000, 650-car drive-in, at Colorado Springs, Colo.”
Motion Picture Herald, May 10, 1952: “Lee Theatres … have announced they are enlarging the Starlight from 650 cars to 1,000 cars, after which they will compete for first run product.”
Industry publications in the late 1940s mentioned the heart problems of Fred Lind, setting up this May 10, 1952 note in Motion Picture Herald: “Mary Lind, owner of the Ute, Rifle, Colorado, and Mark McFarland, were married at Rifle. They will live in California.”
Assistant manager Francis Gill also added movie reviews from the Paonia. I’ve seen plenty of them in 1951 and 1952 issues of Motion Picture Herald.
Motion Picture Herald, Dec. 15, 1951: “Marlin Butler opening new 500-car drive-in, Albuquerque, N. M., called the Sunset. The theatre will operate year around.”
Motion Picture Herald, Dec. 8, 1951: “Life magazine gave "Movie Sweepstakes,” a theatre attendance booster, a page layout and description. Game invented by Robert Patrick, of Lakewood, Lakewood, Colo."
Same theater? Motion Picture Herald, Nov. 10, 1951: “Bruce Rippy acquired the New Delta, Delta, Colo., from the Laurie and Peoples interests.”
Motion Picture Herald, Dec. 25, 1948: “The Temple theatre, McCook, Neb., was destroyed by fire.”
Joe Vogel was right about the thoroughness of the Colorado Historical Society’s PDF. It moved away from his link, but the Internet Archive link still works.
Motion Picture Herald, Dec. 18, 1948: “Ray Katzenbach has sold the Emerson, Brush, Colo., to John Roberts, who operates theatres in Ft. Morgan 10 miles away.”
Motion Picture Herald, Dec. 11, 1948: “Spontaneous combustion caused explosion on coalbin in Skyline, Canon City, Colo. Crowd marched out, show resumed in 20 minutes.”
Motion Picture Herald, Nov. 20, 1948: “Lloyd Taylor buys Trenton, Trenton, Neb., from Max Campbell.”
The 1949 Film Daily Year Book listed the Trenton with 258 seats.
Motion Picture Herald, Nov. 20, 1948: “Merle Gwinn, RKO salesman, resigns and buys Zorn, Benkelman, Neb.”
Motion Picture Herald, Nov. 8, 1947: “Charles Barnes putting films into Crook, Colo., via a new 300-seater.”
Motion Picture Herald, Nov. 20, 1948: “Harry Barnes and Charles Ring opening Crook, Colo., to motion pictures via the 275-seat Pine.”
Motion Picture Herald, Oct. 2, 1948: “Gibralter Theatres are taking over the Star, Fowler, Colo., from H. O. Russell October 15. The theater will get an extensive remodeling job."
Motion Picture Herald, Oct. 2, 1948: “All male adult employees of the Ord, Ordway, Colo., are either licensed pilots or working to that end. The pilots are Hugh Haynes, manager; operators William Ellis and Gene Watts, while Dwayne Davis is on the way to being a pilot.”
Motion Picture Herald, Sept. 25, 1948: “Irving Gilman is building a 500-car, $75,000 drive-in at Boulder, Colo.”