Alpine Theatre
3301 Williams Street,
Denver,
CO
80205
3301 Williams Street,
Denver,
CO
80205
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The 700-seat Alpine Theatre was opened on October 3, 1925 with Bert Lytel in “Steele of the Royal Monted”. Still listed in the Film Daily Yearbook of 1952 as the Alpine Theatre, it was closed in February 1954. In August 1954 it reopened as the Uptown Theatre seating 590. It was the Alpine Theatre again in 1957, and was possibly about to close. It was taken over by a church.
It was seriously damaged by a fire on April 8, 2021. The congregation plans to rebuild and restore the building.
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Here’s the scoop on the name change, from the Aug. 7, 1954 Motion Picture Herald: “Harold Cunyus, owner of the Roxy, has leased the Alpine, renamed it the Uptown, and is reopening it after he installs CinemaScope and does some other remodeling and renovating. The house has been closed for some time.”
Motion Picture Herald, Feb. 27, 1954: “Ed Nesbit, owner of the Alpine, is here (in Denver) inventorying and closing the theatre, in preparation to getting the building ready for other businesses. Clarence Martin, who has been operating the house, has given up his lease.”
This building has most recently housed the Odom Memorial Church and uses the address of 3301 North Williams. The building suffered a serious fire on April 8, 2021. The congregation plans to rebuild and restore.
Boxoffice, May 26, 1951: “Clarence Martin has sold the Gem, Hugo, Colo., to Sam Feinstein. Martin then went to Denver where he bought the Alpine from Larry Sandler.”
Opened on October 3rd, 1925. Grand opening ad posted.