Drive-Ins of Colorado is the ultimate guide to the history of every drive-in theater in the state from 1947 to the present. Includes dozens of full-color photos, intermission stills, and amazing anecdotes.
Written by Michael Kilgore, the West’s foremost drive-in theater researcher, recognized by the Library of Congress. Contains a foreword by Joe Bob Briggs, America’s foremost, nationally syndicated drive-in movie critic. A full index and background histories of drive-ins in general and Colorado’s drive-ins in particular round out the book. The culmination of over 20 years’ work from the webmaster of Carload.com.
Table of Content
Foreword vii
Introduction 1
A Brief History of Drive-Ins 5
A Brief History of Colorado’s
Drive-Ins 15
Drive-Ins by City 23
Alamosa 23
Arvada 25
Aurora 28
Boulder 33
Brighton 38
Broomfield 39
Brush 41
Buena Vista 43
Burlington 46
Intermission: Common Denominators 47
Cañon City 49
Castle Rock 51
Center 53
Colorado Springs 55
Commerce City 64
Cortez 66
Craig 71
Intermission: The Alexander Film Company 73
Delta 77
Denver 84
Dove Creek 93
Durango 95
Edgewater 99
Englewood 101
Estes Park 103
Intermission: ‘Almost’ Drive-Ins 105
Fort Collins 109
Fort Morgan 112
Fountain 115
Glenwood Springs 117
Grand Junction 118
Greeley 124
Greenwood Village 128
Gunnison 129
Intermission: Reed Speaker Service 131
Hotchkiss 133
Hudson 134
Ignacio 135
Julesburg 137
La Jara 139
La Junta 141
Lakewood 143
Lamar 147
Littleton 149
Longmont 153
Louisville 155
Loveland 157
Intermission: False Alarms 160
Minturn 163
Monte Vista 165
Montrose 167
Naturita 170
Norwood 172
Paonia 174
Pueblo 176
Intermission: Over the Edge 183
Rifle 187
Rocky Ford 188
Salida 190
Sheridan 192
Springfield 195
Sterling 196
Thornton 199
Trinidad 202
Walsenburg 203
Westminster 205
The End (No X, Y, or Z) 207
Drive-Ins of Route 66 ad 208
Bonus Gallery 209
Acknowledgments 217
Index 221
About the Author 230
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