Motorena Drive-In
251 14th Street SE,
Loveland,
CO
80537
251 14th Street SE,
Loveland,
CO
80537
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Previously operated by: Gibraltar Enterprises Inc.
Previous Names: Luv-Vue Drive-In
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The Luv-Vue Drive-In was opened in 1951 and was operated by Irving Gilman of United Intermountain Theatres. By 1953 he had renamed it Motorena Drive-In.
In 1955 the Motorena Drive-In was operated by Gibraltar Enterprises Inc. It was still open in 1957.
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Ken Roe
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251 14th St SE
Loveland, CO 80537
Now a plaza and various other commercial development.
HERE is a 1953 aerial photo of the drive-in, courtesy of USGS and Earth Explorer.
In the 1969 aerial photo of the site, the drive-in was long gone, and it was also missing from a 1968 topo map. The last image I can find is a 1965 topo, which labeled the intersection Kings Corner.
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.”
Boxoffice, Dec. 1, 1951: “LOVELAND, COLO. – Acquisition of the Luv-Vu Drive-In by the University Theatre Corp. of Boulder was announced by Richard W. Koenig. The latter, who has owned the Motorena Drive-In at Boulder for three years, negotiated the purchase from Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Martell.”