88 Drive-In Owner Wants to Shut Theater Down, Make Room for Warehouse

The credits may soon roll on the metro area’s sole remaining drive-in movie theater — the 88 Drive-In at 88th and Rosemary in Commerce City — which is being shuttered by its owner to make room for a “multi-tenant warehouse building,” according to local officials.

“88 Drive In Theatre sold out like everyone else,” blasts Denver resident Jared Gallegos in the comment section of a Commerce City Facebook post announcing the closing.

Located just off Interstate 76, the 88 Drive-In is truly the last of its kind in the area, with the next closest drive-in the Holiday Twin in Fort Collins.

The 88 has been owned by the Holshue family since 1976 and is currently run by Susan Kochevar, daughter of Bill and Margret Holshue, who purchased it from people who used the outdoor cinema to show…