There is no “Pritchard” in Colorado, but the Motion Picture Herald was consistent in its misspelling. March 29, 1947: “Doyle Shelton to build theatre at Pritchard, Colo.”
April 26, 1947: “Doyle Shelton building 300-seat Monarch at Pritchard, Colo.”
June 28, 1947: “Doyle Shelton about ready to open new Monarch, 300-seater at Pritchard, Colo.”
Motion Picture Herald, Aug. 9, 1947: “W. W. Williams has completed his new $65,000, 445-seat theatre, the Plains, Eads, Colo., and has opened it. The old theatre is being closed.”
Looks like there were two indoor theaters in Center, according to this note in the July 19, 1947 Motion Picture Herald: “Herb Gumper wants permit for second theatre in Center, Colo.”
They’d forgotten about the earlier Calhan Theatre when they wrote this note in the June 21, 1947 Motion Picture Herald: “Gerald Little and Joseph Maul are building first theatre at Calhan, Colo.”
Motion Picture Herald, June 21, 1947: “Denver Drive-In Corporation, just completing one drive-in here (the East in Aurora), has acquired land for another on west side of Denver.”
Motion Picture Herald, May 17, 1947: “The newly organized Denver Drive-In Theatre Corp., headed by John Wolfberg and Harold Cohen, is building Denver’s first drive-in. Costing $115,000, the theatre will be a 750-car affair, to open about June 1.”
Motion Picture Herald, April 5, 1947: “Civic Theatres (Joe Dekker and A. P. Archer), who have lots bought for new 1,000-seat, $200,000-$300,000 theatre, the Lakewood, Lakewood, Colo., hope to get started building soon.”
Motion Picture Almanac, March 8, 1947: “The San Luis, San Luis, Colo., burned to the ground. Building and theatre had just been purchased by Manual Romero, who had planned to reopen house.”
The An Le was a long time coming, based on this note in the Jan. 18, 1947 issue of Motion Picture Herald: “John Survant is resuming the building of a new theatre at Cortez, Colo. Theatre was started previously, but construction was stopped by CPA after foundations were in and one wall up.”
I wonder which Walsenburg theater was once called the Main. Probably not the Fox on Main Street. From Motion Picture Herald, Jan. 11, 1947: “K. M. Krause, recently with Service Theatre Supply, leases Main, Walsenburg, Colo. Joe Giordano had been operating same.”
Billboard, Jan. 15, 1955: “T. M. Mance announces that the
Monessen Amusement Company,
Inc., of Greensburg, Pa., has
bought the controlling interest in
the Super Skyway Drive-In of
Allentown, described as the first to
install Stereophonic sound. It utilizes the Motiograph two-speaker
system and will open March 15
with enlarged capacity of 1,000
cars, Manos says, with Sol Shocker
remaining as managing director
and stockholder of the theater.”
Billboard, Jan. 8, 1955: “The Tex Drive-In Theater, Port Arthur, Tex., has been sold by Tex Drive-In Theater Company, to the Capri Theaters, Inc., of Dallas, and its name will be changed to Capri Drive-In, according to Charles W. Weisenburg, president.”
Billboard, Aug. 7, 1954: “In New Cumberland, Pa., Judge Ray P. Sherwood dissolved a preliminary injunction against pickets who held up construction of a drive-in. According to the original complaint, the union demanded that the drive-in bind itself to use only union labor to operate its projection machines when it goes into business. The complainant, the Shore Drive-In Theater, Inc., sought the injunction when construction workers refused to cross the projectionists' picket lines. The drive-in is near the Harrisburg Pa., Municipal Airport.”
Billboard, Aug. 28, 1954: “The Shore Drive-In opened. The spot is next to the Harrisburg Airport in New Cumberland, Pa.”
and then again months later. Billboard, Jan. 1, 1955: “Frank Freistock opened his new
Shore Drive-In with a 500-car
capacity at New Cumberland, Pa.
Milgram Theaters, Philadelphia, is
doing the booking and buying.”
Motion Picture Herald, Nov. 15, 1947: “Donald and Lamont Jarvies buy Valley, Manassa, Colo., from E. C. Fradenberg, change name to Pine.”
There is no “Pritchard” in Colorado, but the Motion Picture Herald was consistent in its misspelling. March 29, 1947: “Doyle Shelton to build theatre at Pritchard, Colo.”
April 26, 1947: “Doyle Shelton building 300-seat Monarch at Pritchard, Colo.”
June 28, 1947: “Doyle Shelton about ready to open new Monarch, 300-seater at Pritchard, Colo.”
Until finally, Nov. 15, 1947, “Doyle Shelton opens 300-seat Monarch, Pritchett, Colo.”
Motion Picture Herald, Nov. 8, 1947: “Harold E. Wilson, owner Chief, La Veta, Colo., opening 155-seat Star, Gardner, Colo.”
Motion Picture Herald, Nov. 8, 1947: “Charles Schaffer opening 300-seat Pastime theatre at Broadus, Mont., on November 15.”
Motion Picture Herald, Oct. 4, 1947: “R. L. Forame remodeling Silverton, Colo., building, into 250-seat Capitol, to open November 1.”
Motion Picture Herald, Oct. 4, 1947: “Ray Moore, former Altec service man, buys Creede, Creede, Colo., from Imperious Mining Co.”
Motion Picture Herald, Aug. 2, 1947: “Ray Bartlett to open August 15 his 1,250-seat, $150,000 theatre at Artesia, N. M.”
Motion Picture Herald, Aug. 16, 1947: “Ray Bartlett has named it the Landsun theatre and is opening it this month in Artesia, N. M.”
Motion Picture Herald, Aug. 9, 1947: “W. W. Williams has completed his new $65,000, 445-seat theatre, the Plains, Eads, Colo., and has opened it. The old theatre is being closed.”
Looks like there were two indoor theaters in Center, according to this note in the July 19, 1947 Motion Picture Herald: “Herb Gumper wants permit for second theatre in Center, Colo.”
They’d forgotten about the earlier Calhan Theatre when they wrote this note in the June 21, 1947 Motion Picture Herald: “Gerald Little and Joseph Maul are building first theatre at Calhan, Colo.”
Motion Picture Herald, June 21, 1947: “Denver Drive-In Corporation, just completing one drive-in here (the East in Aurora), has acquired land for another on west side of Denver.”
Motion Picture Herald, June 7, 1947: “Floyd Files, newspaper man, and Roy French, auto parts merchant, planning drive-in for Grand Junction, Colo.”
Motion Picture Herald, Feb. 8, 1947: “Gibralter Enterprises open West, Craig, Colo., after remodeling. They are closing the Craig.”
Motion Picture Herald, May 17, 1947: “The Craig, Craig, Colo., closed for remodeling, owned by Gibralter Enterprises, burned to the ground.”
Motion Picture Herald, May 17, 1947: “The newly organized Denver Drive-In Theatre Corp., headed by John Wolfberg and Harold Cohen, is building Denver’s first drive-in. Costing $115,000, the theatre will be a 750-car affair, to open about June 1.”
In movie reviews printed in the April 19, 1947 Motion Picture Herald, Harold J. Johnson was from the Elberta Theatre in Palisade.
Motion Picture Herald, April 5, 1947: “Civic Theatres (Joe Dekker and A. P. Archer), who have lots bought for new 1,000-seat, $200,000-$300,000 theatre, the Lakewood, Lakewood, Colo., hope to get started building soon.”
Motion Picture Almanac, March 8, 1947: “Paul Kauzlarich buys theatre in Douglas County high school, Castle Rock, Colo., from William Turnbull, Jr.”
Motion Picture Herald, March 8, 1947: “Pat Harrington, Denver music teacher, buys Isis, Victor, Colo., from D. Mavrogianes.”
Motion Picture Almanac, March 8, 1947: “The San Luis, San Luis, Colo., burned to the ground. Building and theatre had just been purchased by Manual Romero, who had planned to reopen house.”
Motion Picture Herald, Feb. 8, 1947: “Gibralter Enterprises open West, Craig, Colo., after remodeling. They are closing the Craig.”
The An Le was a long time coming, based on this note in the Jan. 18, 1947 issue of Motion Picture Herald: “John Survant is resuming the building of a new theatre at Cortez, Colo. Theatre was started previously, but construction was stopped by CPA after foundations were in and one wall up.”
I wonder which Walsenburg theater was once called the Main. Probably not the Fox on Main Street. From Motion Picture Herald, Jan. 11, 1947: “K. M. Krause, recently with Service Theatre Supply, leases Main, Walsenburg, Colo. Joe Giordano had been operating same.”
Billboard, Jan. 15, 1955: “T. M. Mance announces that the Monessen Amusement Company, Inc., of Greensburg, Pa., has bought the controlling interest in the Super Skyway Drive-In of Allentown, described as the first to install Stereophonic sound. It utilizes the Motiograph two-speaker system and will open March 15 with enlarged capacity of 1,000 cars, Manos says, with Sol Shocker remaining as managing director and stockholder of the theater.”
Billboard, Jan. 8, 1955: “The Tex Drive-In Theater, Port Arthur, Tex., has been sold by Tex Drive-In Theater Company, to the Capri Theaters, Inc., of Dallas, and its name will be changed to Capri Drive-In, according to Charles W. Weisenburg, president.”
Billboard, Aug. 7, 1954: “In New Cumberland, Pa., Judge Ray P. Sherwood dissolved a preliminary injunction against pickets who held up construction of a drive-in. According to the original complaint, the union demanded that the drive-in bind itself to use only union labor to operate its projection machines when it goes into business. The complainant, the Shore Drive-In Theater, Inc., sought the injunction when construction workers refused to cross the projectionists' picket lines. The drive-in is near the Harrisburg Pa., Municipal Airport.”
Billboard, Aug. 28, 1954: “The Shore Drive-In opened. The spot is next to the Harrisburg Airport in New Cumberland, Pa.”
and then again months later. Billboard, Jan. 1, 1955: “Frank Freistock opened his new Shore Drive-In with a 500-car capacity at New Cumberland, Pa. Milgram Theaters, Philadelphia, is doing the booking and buying.”