Carload.com has learned that the Apache Drive-In of Globe AZ will reopen next Friday, May 24, for its final season. Despite its forlorn appearance just a few weeks earlier, the Apache will continue to show movies for one more year; it won’t upgrade to digital projection. Taking a step back, … Continue reading
Category Archives: Colorado
Holiday Twin doing great with its new projectors
The Loveland (CO) Reporter-Herald published a nice portrait of the Holiday Twin Drive-In (Fort Collins) and its owners, Stephanie and Wesley Webb. The Webbs sank about a quarter-million dollars into renovations to support digital projection for their two screens. And you would expect, ”We’re in it for the long haul as … Continue reading
It’s Drive-In Reopening Season
With the last weekend of March upon us, it’s time to welcome the return of several drive-ins to active duty. The Belleville (IL) News-Democrat reports that the Skyview is scheduled to reopen today. The Essex-Middle River (MD) Patch reports that Bengies will open on or before April 12. And our … Continue reading
Twin Falls drive-ins’ future looks bleak
The Twin Falls (ID) Times-News ran a fairly pessimistic piece this week about the drive-ins in that town. The Motor-Vu and Grand-Vu will open this spring, but they have no plans to make the switch to digital projection. When Hollywood stops sending film, they’ll just shut down. Both drive-ins are … Continue reading
Please add your photos to our Flickr pool
Carload.com, America’s finest drive-in news source, has started its own Flickr pool to collect great (and just okay) photos of drive-ins. To get things started, I’ve added a few pictures of my own, such as this shot of the old Valley Drive-In in Fort Morgan, Colorado. If you’ve got some … Continue reading
Watch this great short about Colorado Drive-Ins
I just realized that I haven’t shared this great short film with you. It’s called Projector: The Last Outdoor Cinemas of Colorado, and it looks like a labor of love for director Mike Liguori and his Thousand Foot Pictures. Liguori hopes to expand the short into a feature-length documentary, which would … Continue reading
Star and Movie Manor get Best Western nomination
According to the Monte Vista (CO) Journal, the Best Western Movie Manor there was nominated a few weeks ago for the “Most Unique Hotel” award as chosen by Best Western International Facebook fans. Of course, that’s because every room at the Movie Manor faces the Star Drive-In‘s main screen. (You … Continue reading
Holiday Twin sees opportunity in digital conversion
The bad news is that the Holiday Twin Drive-In (Fort Collins CO) is already closed for the season. The good news is that it’s pushing forward with digital conversion and even sees the cool stuff it could do once it’s freed from needing those huge cans of film to show … Continue reading