STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — —The downtown district in Steamboat Springs will be without a movie theater after Sept. 6. The Chief Plaza Theater operated by Carmike Cinemas is closing its doors that night, and the company is moving out its equipment.
The lease for Carmike Cinemas is up Oct. 1. The early closing date leaves the company time to pack up.
“It’s a definite loss,” said Tracy Barnett, manager of Mainstreet Steamboat Springs. “The movie theater has been around for 70-something years,” she added, noting it has been through multiple iterations and venues in downtown.
Barnett said the presence of a movie theater helps other downtown businesses.
“Often (moviegoers) will have dinner or dessert afterward, and it’s something to do in the evening without having to go to a bar,” she said. “It does leave a hole in the options we have for evening entertainment.”
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