To bad UA theatres tore these two theatres down. A lot sat on the spot for many years. The UA D-150 dome had a great curved screen with curtains as the theatre next to It did not have a curved screen but showed some 70mm for a time. At least Seattle still has the nice Cinerama Theatre with It’s giant curved screen. Thanks Steve for the showing the photo.
I am trying to get my group THS the Theatre Historical gang to do a conclave in the Dallas TX area in the next few years. The Dallas area still has some nice theatres still left. Thanks so much (Dallas Movie Theatres) for posting this great ad.
It’s night club days are coming once the IMAX craze is over. It’s to costly of a space to have a bad movie play and only a few in the seats during the week days. The owners are in the night club business that’s why they leased the place. Visit now before the parties start.
To bad they didn’t open up with the whole screen being used on another digital video movie, and what about any color lights in the ceiling during the movie. Blue, Green, Red what color? How was the stereo surround sound on a mono print? I thought with all the conversion to phony 3-D they would expand the image wide to the full Imax screen size like they do on TCM. At least the Chinese has black masking on the top and sides to mask in.
Looks like they are not using the whole screen just the middle, how sad. Watch out If you get a reserved seat in the middle back section first three rows you will see handle bars on the lower part of the new screen blocking your view of the screen.
The movie district has many other theatres around Broadway that can be opened again with a little work on the outside and inside. Don’t just limit them to discos bring in some live entertainment or a comedy club or even a grindhouse movie theatre on the weekends. I hope the Globe neon will turn and spin again.
Now a pile of rubble because the money hungry Syufy Brothers wanted to develop the space and develop It thru the real estate company they own SkyWest. Thousands of people tried to save the theatre. The Syufy’s don’t care about the theatre business these days. The Domes in San Jose are about to bulldozed also.
They used the Cinerama roadshow ad and ran on a flat small screen. I wonder if The Cinerama people saw this when they played in the late 50’s at this Drive In. Did people think they were seeing Cinemiracle?
This great former theater in Denver had one of the best CinemaScope® screens in the Fox chain of theatres plus good stereo surround. The contour curtains that opened before the movie had some class.
With such small theatres and tiny screens why did they not just put in 5 cinemas with a larger seat capacity and big screens. People will just stay home for food and watch on their large home screens and save $20. No call button needed.
No mention of 70mm Stereo Sound. This was probably a case like many theatres did all over the USA they charged reserved seat prices and just booked the cheap mono 35mm version. They did this at the UA Alhambra Theatre in Sacramento CA for many years. They even advertised SHOWN JUST LIKE ROADSHOW. The UA and Blumenfield circuits in California cheated the public all the time till Disney made them put in 4 ch stereo when they booked Mary Poppins at Oakland CA’s House Of Hits ‘Roxie Theatre’
The new tiny flat not curved screen at the UA Egyptian Theatre Hollywood is so bad and no curtains or color lights. How sad. Now all the courtyard fountains are gone except one that does not work.
Is this set for the CinemaScope® screen at the Plaza Cinerama? I think the full Cinerama screen opens more on the sides.
Will they have a few large curved screens like Arc in Hollywood?
To bad UA theatres tore these two theatres down. A lot sat on the spot for many years. The UA D-150 dome had a great curved screen with curtains as the theatre next to It did not have a curved screen but showed some 70mm for a time. At least Seattle still has the nice Cinerama Theatre with It’s giant curved screen. Thanks Steve for the showing the photo.
I am trying to get my group THS the Theatre Historical gang to do a conclave in the Dallas TX area in the next few years. The Dallas area still has some nice theatres still left. Thanks so much (Dallas Movie Theatres) for posting this great ad.
Great times 1953!!!!True 2 projector 3-D when things came way off the screen not like the cheap 1 projector digital 3D that is around today.
Can you imagine carrying up all the 35mm film cans to the projection booth every day.
It’s night club days are coming once the IMAX craze is over. It’s to costly of a space to have a bad movie play and only a few in the seats during the week days. The owners are in the night club business that’s why they leased the place. Visit now before the parties start.
To bad they didn’t open up with the whole screen being used on another digital video movie, and what about any color lights in the ceiling during the movie. Blue, Green, Red what color? How was the stereo surround sound on a mono print? I thought with all the conversion to phony 3-D they would expand the image wide to the full Imax screen size like they do on TCM. At least the Chinese has black masking on the top and sides to mask in.
Looks like they are not using the whole screen just the middle, how sad. Watch out If you get a reserved seat in the middle back section first three rows you will see handle bars on the lower part of the new screen blocking your view of the screen.
The movie district has many other theatres around Broadway that can be opened again with a little work on the outside and inside. Don’t just limit them to discos bring in some live entertainment or a comedy club or even a grindhouse movie theatre on the weekends. I hope the Globe neon will turn and spin again.
Now a pile of rubble because the money hungry Syufy Brothers wanted to develop the space and develop It thru the real estate company they own SkyWest. Thousands of people tried to save the theatre. The Syufy’s don’t care about the theatre business these days. The Domes in San Jose are about to bulldozed also.
They used the Cinerama roadshow ad and ran on a flat small screen. I wonder if The Cinerama people saw this when they played in the late 50’s at this Drive In. Did people think they were seeing Cinemiracle?
To bad they don’t light It up with color LED lights. No curtains just a blank white screen greets you. No showmanship left at this place these days.
The new TCL gang needs to bring back the neon dragons out front and let people see what is playing inside.
Thanks Gary & Jack for posting this great photo of the El Rey Theatre.
This was the Palace Theatre early on also. Everything was taken out 20 years ago and demolished. They didn’t even save the nice art deco lights.
This great former theater in Denver had one of the best CinemaScope® screens in the Fox chain of theatres plus good stereo surround. The contour curtains that opened before the movie had some class.
Did they play It in 4 CH Stereo?
Was It shown in TODD-AO 70mm????
This was the San Francisco home for CINERAMA in the 50’s and 60’s. What a nice huge curved screen that came out off the stage.
With such small theatres and tiny screens why did they not just put in 5 cinemas with a larger seat capacity and big screens. People will just stay home for food and watch on their large home screens and save $20. No call button needed.
This ex Super Cinerama dome theatre is soon to be demolished for the property It sits on in San Jose CA.
No mention of 70mm Stereo Sound. This was probably a case like many theatres did all over the USA they charged reserved seat prices and just booked the cheap mono 35mm version. They did this at the UA Alhambra Theatre in Sacramento CA for many years. They even advertised SHOWN JUST LIKE ROADSHOW. The UA and Blumenfield circuits in California cheated the public all the time till Disney made them put in 4 ch stereo when they booked Mary Poppins at Oakland CA’s House Of Hits ‘Roxie Theatre’
Time to put in a wider larger screen better built for future storms.
The new tiny flat not curved screen at the UA Egyptian Theatre Hollywood is so bad and no curtains or color lights. How sad. Now all the courtyard fountains are gone except one that does not work.