Colorado Theatre

Anthony L. Vazquez-Hernandez on December 4, 2015 at 6:09 pm

There are 3 listings in the FDY of 1940

The Colorado listed as seating 500 and closed

The Orpheum (Glen) listed as seating 360

The New as seating 300

This would certainly lead one to believe that the Colorado and the New were 2 separate theatres however, the only 2 listings in the 1951 addition do make things sort of confusing:

Glen listed as seating 470

Colorado as seating 290

Canyon Drive-In (listed in the DI section)

The Colorado has a much smaller capacity than the 500 listed in ‘40, although one that more closely matches the 300 the New was listed as holding. Also, it’s no longer listed as closed. Of course, it’s also hard to miss the 110 seat increase in the Glen which was the exact same theatre as the Orpheum of '40 but wonky seating counts seemed to be a common occurrence in the FDY.

Any clarification would be most helpful.