Century 21
1370 S. Colorado Boulevard,
Denver,
CO
80222
1370 S. Colorado Boulevard,
Denver,
CO
80222
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Hi movie theater buffs – my grandfather built the Century 21 Theater in the 1960’s, and the property is still in our family. We are planning a new shopping center on the site, and will be demolishing the theater building. I would love to hear from all of you about movies that were shown at the Century 21 or other interesting facts for our archives. Thanks!
Closed 1993 SOUNDTRACK STORE TO REPLACE CENTURY 21 CINEMA LARGE-SCREEN MOVIE HOUSE TO CLOSE NEXT WEEK, SUFFERING SAME FATE AS UNITED ARTISTS The landmark Century 21 theater will close next week to make way for a SoundTrack store, officials said Thursday.It joins the United Artists Twin Theatre as a large-screen theater along South Colorado Boulevard that will be replaced by a retailer.A Barnes & Noble bookstore will replace the United Artists theater, 1370 S. Colorado Blvd., only blocks from the Century 21, 960 S. Colorado Blvd.Both of the theaters were built in the early 1960s and catered to an…
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BTW – Here’s a better couple of pictures of yje building…
http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/30035.html
As of spring 2010, the electronics store moved out and the building is for sale/lease.
There is a small photo on the store website:
http://tinyurl.com/lkm74h
The May 23, 1966, issue of Boxoffice attributes the design of the Century 21, on which construction had recently begun, to Denver architect Richard L. Crowther (though they misspell his name as Crowder.) A small rendering of the theater by the architect accompanied the article.
The Century 21 was originally built by National General Theatres and then became a Mann Theatre when Ted Mann purchased the National General circuit.
Century 21 had 1065 seats.