In Montrose, pride and an uncertain future mark one of the country’s oldest drive-in theaters

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Pam Friend, center, owner of the Star Drive In
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Pam Friend, center, owner of the Star Drive-In, makes public announcements before the start of a movie Saturday August 3, 2024 at the Star Drive In theater in Montrose, Colo.

The Covington family of Montrose at the Star Drive-In Movies
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The Covington family of Montrose, from left, father David, Wesley, 2, mother Maxine, Elizabeth, 5, and Bridger, 7, watch a movie from the back of the family pickup at the Star Drive In theater in Montrose, Colo., Saturday, August 3, 2024.

Movie goers prepare for the new Dead Pool and Wolverine movie at the Star Drive In theater
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Movie goers prepare for the start of the new Dead Pool and Wolverine movie at the Star Drive In theater in Montrose, Colo., Saturday, August 3, 2024.

A young child watches a Kung Fu Panda movie
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A young child watches a Kung Fu Panda movie as it plays on the screen at the Star Drive In in Montrose, Colo., April 13, 2024.
The movie Deadpool and Wolverine plays at the Star Drive In theater
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The movie Deadpool and Wolverine plays at the Star Drive In theater in Montrose, Colo., August 3, 2024.

The lighted sign at the Star Drive In theater in Montrose
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The lighted sign at the Star Drive In theater in Montrose, Colo., August 3, 2024.