Vida Theatre

Manitou Springs, CO 80829

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MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on November 20, 2019 at 11:11 am

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.”

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on October 1, 2019 at 2:16 pm

Anthony, if you’re still around, here’s your June 26, 1948 issue of Boxoffice. I presume you were talking about this story:

“MANITOU, COLO. – The Vita Theatre here, which has been closed since last December, has opened its doors again under the management of L. M. Kennedy and E. T. Paschall. Kennedy and Paschall have been operating theatres for C. G. Diller, owner of the Manitou Springs show house.”

Also, here’s a note I found in the April 5, 1952 edition: “Ralph Nichols, collector of internal revenue, said the Vida in Manitou Springs, owned by C. G. Diller, has been seized and is scheduled to be sold for nonpayment of amusement taxes. Nichols said the theatre was delinquent more than $34,000 for back taxes, penalties and interest.”