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, July 31, 1948: “Dan Thyne putting up a 400-seat $55,000 quonset hut theatre, The Wells, opening about August 15, with Ross Bluck as manager.”
Motion Picture Herald, Aug. 14, 1948: “Dan Thyne has opened the Wells, Cheyenne Wells, Colo., a $55,000 400-seat theatre, with Ross Bluck managing.”
Motion Picture Herald, May 1, 1948: “Civic Theatres will remodel and reopen the Rex, closed five years, under new name during May.”
Motion Picture Herald, July 31, 1948: “Civic Theatres will reopen the Rex, closed several years, after extensive remodeling, as the Coronet, September 1.”
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.”
Motion Picture Herald, Aug. 28, 1948: “A. B. Smith putting in a 540-car drive-in at North Platte, Neb.”
Motion Picture Herald, Sept. 25, 1948: “Walter Smith opened his North Platte, Neb., 580-car, $100,000 drive-in September 17.”
Motion Picture Herald, Aug. 28, 1948: “A. B. Smith putting in a 540-car drive-in at North Platte, Neb.”
Same place? Size is about right. Motion Picture Herald, Aug. 21, 1948: “C. E. Johnson is opening a 600-car drive-in theatre at Scottsbluff, Neb.”
Motion Picture Herald, Aug. 21, 1948: “J. H. Roberts is building a 300-car drive-in at Fort Morgan, Colo. He owns the two theatres there.”
Motion Picture Herald, Aug. 14, 1948: “Clarence Brass has sold the Peerless, Holyoke, Colo., to Mearle and Bert J. Lewis.”
Motion Picture Herald, July 31, 1948: “Dan Thyne putting up a 400-seat $55,000 quonset hut theatre, The Wells, opening about August 15, with Ross Bluck as manager.”
Motion Picture Herald, Aug. 14, 1948: “Dan Thyne has opened the Wells, Cheyenne Wells, Colo., a $55,000 400-seat theatre, with Ross Bluck managing.”
Motion Picture Herald, May 1, 1948: “Civic Theatres will remodel and reopen the Rex, closed five years, under new name during May.”
Motion Picture Herald, July 31, 1948: “Civic Theatres will reopen the Rex, closed several years, after extensive remodeling, as the Coronet, September 1.”
Same place or different? Motion Picture Herald, July 17, 1948: “Herman Everhart opening 300-seat Granada, Granada, Colo., July 30.”