Burlington Drive-In
Road 52,
Burlington,
CO
80807
Road 52,
Burlington,
CO
80807
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A tiny note of Page 2 of the May 6, 1976 issue of the Burlington Record pointed out that “Burlington’s new Drive-In Theatre, owned and operated by Edmundson Theatres, is now open for business.” The drive-in’s ad, not mentioning a grand opening, listed the double feature of “The Killer Elite” and “The Wind and the Lion.”
I failed to find any mention of the drive-in in August-October 1975 issues of the Record, and May 6 was apparently the drive-in’s first ad.
On the other end, the Burlington’s final ad in the Record was Aug. 1, 1985, announcing that it would close for the season after Aug. 4, an unusually early closing. I couldn’t find any ads for it in summer 1986.
From Anthony L. Vazquez-Hernandez’s photo (thanks!), we know that the Burlington was active in May 1977. I just uploaded a grainy USGS photo that shows that the viewing field was complete by June 11, 1976. What I didn’t upload was an equally grainy USGS photo taken June 23, 1975, which showed the site as untouched pasture.
The Burlington’s first appearance in the Motion Picture Almanacs' annual drive-in list was the 1980 edition, and it stayed there through the final MPA list in 1988. There was never a mention of capacity. The owner was J. Edmundson.
A more accurate address for this theater is 19201 Co Rd 52, Burlington, CO 80807. This points to the drive in.
Please update.
Visible at the location described in a 1980 Historic Aerial.
Although not confirmed by any topographical map that I could find, this is apparently the property on County 52 just north of the railroad tracks. No trace of the drive-in remains, but the property does have the general shape of a drive-in. https://goo.gl/maps/UeBZp