Redevelopment Claims One Of Colorado's Last Drive-Ins

31 August 2007 - 12:00pm

In a trend being seen across the country, a 316-unit apartment complex will soon replace one of the last remaining drive-in movie theaters in the state of Colorado.

"The last picture show at Sheridan's Cinderella Twin Drive-In comes in September, meaning busy weekends for the site, which will soon become an apartment complex in the heart of a huge commercial redevelopment."

"When the final curtain comes for the Cinderella, Colorado will have only nine drive-ins left, and just one in the metro region."

"The Sheridan planning and zoning commission approved 4-1 the final site plan for an 11-acre, 316-unit apartment complex Wednesday night. Construction is expected to begin in November."

Source: The Denver Post, August 30, 2007
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The areas where we have severe blight and indications of more blight to come are basically the same as they ever were. How in the world are we ever going to move our community development selves into an alternative future that thinks differently about the challenges we face in our cities and low-income suburban and rural communities?