Cinerama Theatre
1999 Photo from the Scott Neff collection.
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6360 W Sunset Blvd Hollywood (Los Angeles) CA 90028
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| Record #2115 |
Opened: November 7, 1963
Closed: March 16, 2020
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Demolished:
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Capacity: 937 seats
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Current Organ: none |
Also Known As: Cinerama Dome |
Previously operated by: RKO-Stanley Warner Theatres, Pacific Drive-In Theatres, Pacific Theatres, Arclight Cinemas |
Information for this tour was contributed by David Stambaugh & Ken Roe. The Cinerama Dome opened in 1963 after just 16 weeks of construction. The first film to play the dome was the 70mm Cinerama presentation of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.
A renovation in 2002 saw the hexagons in the geodesic dome restored and the 126-degree deep-curve Cinerama screen replaced to its original size and shape. Much to the disappointment of Cinerama fans and historians across the U.S., the 32-foot by 86-foot screen is now a single sheet screen, not the louvered screen designed for Cinerama. However, the three Cinerama projection rooms have been retained and the theater will finally be equipped to play 3-strip Cinerama productions, the original design of the Cinerama format.
The first time that real 3-strip Cinerama was shown in the theatre was on 4th October 2002 when a brand new print of This Is Cinerama was screened.
In April of 2021 parent company Decurion announced it would not be reopening any of its Pacific Theatre or Arclight Cinema locations. Photos Photos remain the property of the Member and may not be reproduced without the written consent of the Member. |
November 2018 photos from the Scott Neff collection.
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September 2004 photos from the Rex Poblete collection.
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2002 photos from the David Stambaugh collection.
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2002 photos from the Mark Ogden collection.
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January 1999 photos from the Scott Neff collection.
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Last featured 2/1/2020. Last edited 3/18/2023.
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