Pueblo Drive-In
1225 US 50,
Pueblo,
CO
81008
1225 US 50,
Pueblo,
CO
81008
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Boxoffice, Jan. 3, 1948: “Work has begun on the new drive-in theatre being built by the Pueblo Drive-In Theatre Co. in Pueblo. Dave Pitman, Pueblo builder, has the contract for the screen tower and concession stand, which were designed by Walter DeMordaunt. The theatre will be ready for operation in the spring.”
Motion Picture Herald, July 19, 1947: “L. R. Semon, in theatre business in Cimarron, Kans., will build a $100,000 drive-in theatre in Pueblo, Colo.”
Motion Picture Herald, May 29, 1948: “Lionel R. Semon opens 750-car, $125,000 drive-in, Pueblo, Colo.”
Is it known how the fire in the screen tower started?
In a Feb. 21, 2010 article about “Night Lights,” local historian Mike Thomason’s book on Pueblo’s theaters, the Pueblo Chieftain wrote that the Pueblo Drive-In’s opening night was March 17, 1950.
But that just proves that some reporter got suckered by a season re-opening ad and didn’t read the book, which is admittedly hard to find. In Night Lights, Thomason clearly wrote that the Pueblo opened on May 20, 1948, closed on Sept. 4, 1988, and saw its screen tower burn down on Nov. 7, 1995.
Kenmore is correct. The address for this theater is 1225 w U.S. 50, Pueblo CO.
Please update.
A more accurate address (at least for Google) is 1225 U.S. 50, Pueblo, CO. A Lowe’s currently sits on the property with no trace of the drive-in remaining. http://tinyurl.com/z3azzqx
Ok rivest266 lowes is on prairie not lake which is where the drive inn was located you should take another look at a map to see what I’m saying the drive inn was even called lake drive inn just helping out
An Lowe’s now stands on the site of the drive-in which is at 1225 Highway 50 West. An USGS aerial photo is uploaded
The Lake Drive-in was located off I-25 at Lake Ave in Pueblo, CO