Motion Picture Herald, March 14, 1953: “Ross Campbell, recently with the Black Hills Amusement Co., Newcastle, Wyo., has bought the Orpheum, Sheridan, Wyo., from Fox Intermountain Theatres.”
Motion Picture Herald, Feb. 7, 1953: “The Longmont, Longmont, Colo., has been sold to Jack R. Peacock and Phillip J. Rice by Fox Intermountain Theatres as part of their divestment program.”
Motion Picture Herald, Oct. 11, 1952: “Albuquerque Exhibitors Inc. … have closed the Yucca, Chief and Rio, three small old theatres all of which have outlived their usefulness.”
Motion Picture Herald, Oct. 11, 1952: “Albuquerque Exhibitors Inc. … have closed the Yucca, Chief and Rio, three small old theatres all of which have outlived their usefulness.”
Motion Picture Herald, Oct. 11, 1952: “Albuquerque Exhibitors Inc. … have closed the Yucca, Chief and Rio, three small old theatres all of which have outlived their usefulness.”
The beginning of the dream? Motion Picture Herald, June 21, 1952: “Steve Ward has resigned as Paramount salesman, and with associates, will build a drive-in theatre near Silver City, N. M.”
Classified ad in Motion Picture Herald, June 14, 1952: “Theatre Lease and Equipment for sale. 450 seats. No opposition. 8,000 population. Box 152, Manitou, 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.”
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, May 2, 1953: “Merle Swank is building a 285-car drive-in, Stockton, Kansas.”
Motion Picture Herald, April 18, 1953: “Paul Cory opening new 287-car Cory drive-in, Basin, Wyo., early next month.”
Motion Picture Herald, April 18, 1953: “Lloyd Greve has added the Crystal, Carbondale, Colo., to his operations.”
Motion Picture Herald, April 11, 1953: “Wm. Jones and Don Borthwick will open a 250-car Peaks drive-in at Wheatland, Wyo., this month.”
Motion Picture Herald, March 28, 1953: “Ted Knox has bought the Durango, Durango, Colo., 493 seats, from Fox InterMountain Theatres.”
Motion Picture Herald, March 14, 1953: “Ross Campbell, recently with the Black Hills Amusement Co., Newcastle, Wyo., has bought the Orpheum, Sheridan, Wyo., from Fox Intermountain Theatres.”
Motion Picture Herald, March 7, 1953: “Merle Swank and Don Phillips have bought the McCook drive-in, McCook, Neb., from Hankey and Giddings.”
Motion Picture Herald, Feb. 7, 1953: “The Longmont, Longmont, Colo., has been sold to Jack R. Peacock and Phillip J. Rice by Fox Intermountain Theatres as part of their divestment program.”
Motion Picture Herald, Jan. 31, 1953: “Civic Theatres are remodeling the Egyptian, and will rename it the Holiday.”
Motion Picture Herald, Nov. 8, 1952: “Dewey Gates has sold the Trail, Evergreen, Colo., to B. A. Weil, a rancher of the area.”
Fox Intermountain Theatres spent $35,000 to remodel the Fox according to a note in the Nov. 8, 1952 Motion Picture Herald.
Motion Picture Herald, Oct. 11, 1952: “Albuquerque Exhibitors Inc. … have closed the Yucca, Chief and Rio, three small old theatres all of which have outlived their usefulness.”
Motion Picture Herald, Oct. 11, 1952: “Albuquerque Exhibitors Inc. … have closed the Yucca, Chief and Rio, three small old theatres all of which have outlived their usefulness.”
Motion Picture Herald, Oct. 11, 1952: “Albuquerque Exhibitors Inc. … have closed the Yucca, Chief and Rio, three small old theatres all of which have outlived their usefulness.”
The Mansfield News Journal reported yesterday that the Sunset site was purchased by Buckeye Barn Salvage from Jay Phillips, who lives in California.
Buckeye owner Joe Lykins “said he may leave the Sunset sign, which advertised the weekend films, for history’s sake and in honor of Phillips.”
Motion Picture Herald, Sept. 27, 1947: “Booth fire in Lode, Silverton, Colo., belonging to C. G. Diller, closed the theatre for a few days.”
Motion Picture Herald, June 28, 1952: “W. R. Barlow has bought the Lode, Silverton, Colo., from Charles Diller.”
The beginning of the dream? Motion Picture Herald, June 21, 1952: “Steve Ward has resigned as Paramount salesman, and with associates, will build a drive-in theatre near Silver City, N. M.”
Classified ad in Motion Picture Herald, June 14, 1952: “Theatre Lease and Equipment for sale. 450 seats. No opposition. 8,000 population. Box 152, Manitou, Colo.”
Same theater? Motion Picture Herald, June 14, 1952: “Alene Gellatley has bought the Hotchkiss, Hotchkiss, Colo., from Stanley Guy.”
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.”