North Star Drive-In

Follow this link to a site about 70mm projectors. Scroll to the bottom to view a photo of projectionist John Templeton posing with two behemoth DP70 projectors in the North Star Drive-In booth: http://www.in70mm.com/dp70/country/usa/colorado/index.htm

I have many good childhood memories of the North Star Drive-Inn.
I remember as a treat my mom took us to see Batman Returns and other late 80’s early 90’s movies. Sometimes we thought we wouldn’t get in because of the long long line of cars on 84th Ave waiting to get in. Once or twice we parked in the Burger King parking lot to watch a movie ;D (Hey we were poor).
I’m now 24yrs old and live nearby. Every time i pass by Soundtrack/ Ultimate Electronics I think about North Star and wish people would keep the spirit of Drive-Inn Theaters alive. At least the 88th Drive-Inn is still around… it’s just not the same as the North Star!

This theater switched to FM sound during the late 1980s or early 1990s. The theatre sat in a depression somewhat lower than the surrounding businesses – you could park in the neighboring Burger King’s back parking lot, tune your radio to the proper station, and get a free movie! The last manager told me that many times they went up to the BK parking lot to ask for admission money.

Here are some pics of the North Star Drive-In on demolition day – the history above says 1993, but I had marked these photos as December 1994:
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I was confused about the Tx. listing also. I know of the North Star in Thornton, Co. but not Tx. Maybe Ken can fix this.