Time Travel Tuesdays | Retro Films Screenings
Presented in partnership with Aspen Film
Supported in part by U.S. Bank
Stream begins at 7 p.m. and is available for 36 hours
Suggested donation $10 per stream, or $60 for access to complete series (8 dates). To sign up for the complete series, select the $60 option below.
If you care to contribute more to support both Aspen Historical Society and Aspen Film, you will have an option at check-out.
A link for screening will be provided in your email confirmation after registration.
Enjoy the films!!!
Tuesday, January 19th
Film #1 – Aspen Before Lifts (1945/46) (18 minutes) A promotional film of early skiing with Friedl Pfeifer, Johnny Litchfield, and Percy Rideout, among others. The film shows Aspen Mountain, the early Roch Run, and some school children on the T-Bar at the Little Nell run.
Film #2 – Until We Meet in Aspen (1949) (24 minutes) A promotional film made by Dick Durrance featuring Gary Cooper, Walter Paepcke, Friedl Pfeifer, Fred Iselin, Klaus Obermeyer, Pete Seibert, Mike Magnifico, Stuart Mace, Gordy Wren, Jack Reddish, and Shady Lane. The film also includes early photos of the town of Aspen, showing remodeled homes (many done by architect Walter Frasier of Chicago) and guest cottages around town.