Denver, CO: Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Country: United States of America
State: Colorado
Location: Jefferson County, 17598 West Alameda Parkway

Open-air theatre, built 1941 by Burnham Hoyt. Ca. 8500 seats. Owned by the city of Denver.

Links: www.redrocksonline.com, Wikipedia

Denver, CO: Red Rocks Amphitheatre Front Text: "Amphitheatre, Red Rocks Park, Colorado"
Reverse Text: "Red Rocks Park is famous for its remarkable rock formations and caves. Nature's solid rock sounding board, acoustically perfect, inspired this gigantic new outdoor theatre in Denver's Red Rocks Park."
Handwritten Reverse Text: "Don't let this fool you - there are always so many people you have to sit on your imagination! Lauritz Melchior & José Iturbi gave concerts there this summer."
Publisher: The Denver News Co., Denver; 48347; N178
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Not sent.

Denver, CO: Red Rocks Amphitheatre Front Text: "Red Rocks Theatre, Park of the Red Rocks, Denver Mountain Parks, Colo."
Reverse Text: "Park of the Red Rocks, the newest of the Denver, Colo. parks, is found to be the most interesting to many people. It contains several hundred acres of huge formations in red rocks. There are caves, ledges and winding trails. At the foot of Creation Rock is a natural amphitheatre. Mary Garden sang there and proclaimed it as perfect a place to sing as any of the world's famous opera houses."
Publisher: Elmer C. Clark, Denver; 56
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Sent: from Denver to Rotterdam (Netherlands), 1953

Denver, CO: Red Rocks Amphitheatre Reverse Text: "Famous Red Rocks Theatre (natural rock amphitheatre) in the Park of the Red Rocks, Denver Mountain Parks, Colorado."
Publisher: Sanborn Souvenir Co., Denver; #3182; 36645-8
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Not sent.

Denver, CO: Red Rocks Amphitheatre Reverse Text: "Red Rocks Theatre, Denver Mountain Parks, Colorado. The Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Red Rocks Park is about 15 miles west of Denver. This out-door theatre is said to have the best natural acoustics on the Continent."
Publisher: Cooper Post Card CO., Lakewood CO; 6C-K325
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Not sent.

Denver, CO: Red Rocks Amphitheatre Reverse Text: "Famous Red Rocks Theatre (natural rock amphitheatre) in the Park of the Red Rocks, Denver Mountain Parks, Colorado."
Publisher: Sanborn Souvenir Co., Denver; '3109; 51881-8
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Not sent.

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