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Abajo Drive & Pinon Drive
Monticello, Utah  84535
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When Warren Mott and his sons opened the Twin Cinema on 23 November 1973, it was the largest theater complex between Denver and Salt Lake City.  The lobby featured a huge crystal chandelier with 54 lights suspended over a round concession and ticket counter.  The 500 and 300-seat auditoriums were equipped with carpeting, drapes, “stadium type upholstered seats,” stereophonic speakers, and 21 by 40 feet Cinemascope screens.  The adjoining El Diamante reception center was converted to a third auditorium after Kent Limb purchased the theater in 1982.

 
 
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The projection building on the drive in site in June 2004.

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Date: 5 June 2004

Nu-Vue Drive-In Theatre
Abajo Drive & Pinon Drive
Monticello, Utah 84535
 
Status:
Demolished 
Open:
About April 1954  
Closed:
After 1985  
 
The Nu-Vue Drive-In opened a couple months after an 18 February 1954 article in the Times-Independent newspaper.1  The theater closed sometime after 1985.2

1. "Chapter 12: The Uranium Boom Years to 1960", A History of Grand County, by Richard A. Firmage
2. "Rural 1", movie-theatre.org