The Centre was located on 16th street between Cleveland Place and Court Place, now called the 16th street mall. The building it occupied was demolished sometime in the early eighties and a ten story high-rise is in its place. I think Mann theaters was running the Centre at the time it was raised.
We need to remember, this is the last standing original big screen movie theater in Denver area. How can we get Regal cinemas to do a 70mm revival at the Continental.
Exploring this website to some extent I find other original large screen theaters around the country do this. LA, Santa Monica, Seattle, Austin. Why can’t Denver. I think we have a crowd that would support it. I go to the Continental on Wednesdays to see their flashback features, and to see a full house during a run of Jaws, Raiders, American Graffiti was a joy.
I remember at one time this city was always playing a first run feature in 70mm if it was available. Let see the Continental used for it intended purpose. We sadly lost one of the best movie houses in the world, the fabulous Cooper, Let appreciate the Continental.
The picture posted to my knowledge is not the Centre Theater in Denver.
The Centre was a beautiful modern movie theater (at the time when it was built)
with a large screen.
I don’t know how true this is, I was told the Centre was built by 20th Century Fox to display the new CinemaScope process in 1952. I’m sure The Robe had its Denver premiere at the Centre.
I was a very young person the first time I seen a movie at the Centre.
I think it may have been the Plant of the Apes. I remember the Exorcist played for months, Gone with the Wind always seemed to playing, I even seen Star Wars there during a second run in the summer of 78.
My mother and I attended the Centre often when I was young. It was on our favorite movie theater list, along with the Denver, Paramount, Aladdin and of course the one and only fabulous Cooper Cinerama Theater.
I forgot that Empire opened on Wed May 21st, 1980 and not the 20th. (Thanks for the correction) I do remember, and I was 13 at the time, Empire opened in 70mm.
In 1977 when I seen Star Wars, I did see it in both formats, 35mm and 70mm.
Thanks Monty-Denver.
Being a native of Denver and lived here all my life, I am very lucky as a young boy to see a wide variety of films at the Denver Cooper Theater.
The first film I remember seeing at the Cooper in 1974 was
That’s Entertainment! I was eight or nine years old, sitting in the balcony with my mother and was blown away by the experience. The screen was enormous and seemed that it never ended. The sound was coming from all areas of the auditorium. By the way, does anyone know if this presentation was 70mm 6-track? I was too young to know the difference.
Over the years I seen the original Jaws, Lucky Lady, Airport 1975, Silent Movie,
Star Wars (70mm 6-track), Close Encounters (70mm 6-track) the original Alien (70 mm 6-track) the Empire Strikes Back (70mm 6-track) I seen it the first day, first showing at 10:30am May 20th, 1980,
Return of the Jedi (70mm 6-track) it was also showing at the Continental before it caught fire, the Die Hard movies, and many more before we lost it to a Barnes and Noble book store.
I pass by the old Cooper theater site every so often and can’t help but reminisce and remember how lucky I was to be introduced to the world of cinema in such a first class way. By far this was, and will always be my favorite movie theater in Denver.
I don’t recall. Sometime in 1980 or 1981.
The Centre was located on 16th street between Cleveland Place and Court Place, now called the 16th street mall. The building it occupied was demolished sometime in the early eighties and a ten story high-rise is in its place. I think Mann theaters was running the Centre at the time it was raised.
Trying to reach Paul O'Malley regarding pictures.
Any new info on the large auditorium renovation?
We need to remember, this is the last standing original big screen movie theater in Denver area. How can we get Regal cinemas to do a 70mm revival at the Continental.
Exploring this website to some extent I find other original large screen theaters around the country do this. LA, Santa Monica, Seattle, Austin. Why can’t Denver. I think we have a crowd that would support it. I go to the Continental on Wednesdays to see their flashback features, and to see a full house during a run of Jaws, Raiders, American Graffiti was a joy.
I remember at one time this city was always playing a first run feature in 70mm if it was available. Let see the Continental used for it intended purpose. We sadly lost one of the best movie houses in the world, the fabulous Cooper, Let appreciate the Continental.
Lost memory,
The picture posted to my knowledge is not the Centre Theater in Denver.
The Centre was a beautiful modern movie theater (at the time when it was built)
with a large screen.
I don’t know how true this is, I was told the Centre was built by 20th Century Fox to display the new CinemaScope process in 1952. I’m sure The Robe had its Denver premiere at the Centre.
I was a very young person the first time I seen a movie at the Centre.
I think it may have been the Plant of the Apes. I remember the Exorcist played for months, Gone with the Wind always seemed to playing, I even seen Star Wars there during a second run in the summer of 78.
My mother and I attended the Centre often when I was young. It was on our favorite movie theater list, along with the Denver, Paramount, Aladdin and of course the one and only fabulous Cooper Cinerama Theater.
I remember seeing Earthquake in senserround their in late 1974. It truly was an event.
Monty.
Michael Coate
I forgot that Empire opened on Wed May 21st, 1980 and not the 20th. (Thanks for the correction) I do remember, and I was 13 at the time, Empire opened in 70mm.
In 1977 when I seen Star Wars, I did see it in both formats, 35mm and 70mm.
Thanks Monty-Denver.
Being a native of Denver and lived here all my life, I am very lucky as a young boy to see a wide variety of films at the Denver Cooper Theater.
The first film I remember seeing at the Cooper in 1974 was
That’s Entertainment! I was eight or nine years old, sitting in the balcony with my mother and was blown away by the experience. The screen was enormous and seemed that it never ended. The sound was coming from all areas of the auditorium. By the way, does anyone know if this presentation was 70mm 6-track? I was too young to know the difference.
Over the years I seen the original Jaws, Lucky Lady, Airport 1975, Silent Movie,
Star Wars (70mm 6-track), Close Encounters (70mm 6-track) the original Alien (70 mm 6-track) the Empire Strikes Back (70mm 6-track) I seen it the first day, first showing at 10:30am May 20th, 1980,
Return of the Jedi (70mm 6-track) it was also showing at the Continental before it caught fire, the Die Hard movies, and many more before we lost it to a Barnes and Noble book store.
I pass by the old Cooper theater site every so often and can’t help but reminisce and remember how lucky I was to be introduced to the world of cinema in such a first class way. By far this was, and will always be my favorite movie theater in Denver.