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| Hartford |
Strand Theatre
(*») |
| |
1436 seats |
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| Washington |
The
Cinema |
| |
Two
DP70 from the K-B APEX theatre, still operational with all
matching conversion kit numbers. They were installed
in 1980 for "The Empire Strikes Back". |
| Washington |
K-B
APEX theatre |
| |
Two
DP70 moved to The Cinema, Washington (DC) |
| Washington |
MacArthur
Theatre |
| |
Two DP70 (?+1674)
from the
Ontario theatre (Washington DC). Projectors removed. 1674
re-installed at IMAX 3D theatre in Indianapolis, Indiana
USA. The
Left projector was dropped while being moved from storage to
storage. |
| Washington |
Ontario
theatre |
| |
Two DP70 (?+1674)
to MacArthur Theatre |
| Washington |
Uptown Theatre
(*»P) |
| |
Two DP70. "Oklahoma!"
opened in November 1956. DP70 removed when 3-strip Cinerama
was installed 1962-1964. Single sheet Cinerama curve screen.
3-strip equipment and louvred screen removed 1995. Current
screen is "one sheet," but it follows the
"Cinerama curve." 1300 seats. Century
Cineramas projectors are now the machines and have been the
main projectors since "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad,
World" opened in 1963. Projectors went to the
Cinema 7 in Bailey's Cross Roads, VA. |
| Washington |
Warner Theatre
(*) |
| |
Opened
05.11.1953 as 6th 3-strip Cinerama theatre. 70mm from late
1959. 1444 seats. Now performing arts centre as of 1991. |
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| Jacksonville |
Five Points
Theatre (*») |
| |
"South
Pacific" 1958-1959. 3-strip Cinerama 1961-1963 and
625 seats. |
| Miami |
International
Cinema Equipment Company/Steven Krams |
| |
As of
22.07.1993 the stock was 30 DP70 projectors of which many
came from the old ABC circuit in England and many from the
United Artists circuit in the US. As of August 2000 the
stock was 21 DP70 projectors. Spring 2003: 607, 719, 741, 742, 807, 856, 890, 891, 938, 942, 944, 953, 954, 967, 1330, 1337, 1378, 1639, 1665, 1953, 1954, 2220, 2234, 2418, 2474, 2484
sold to Mark Guldbrandsen, Utah, USA. |
| Miami |
Florida Theatre
(*) |
| |
3-strip
Cinerama. "Oklahoma!" opened end of
February 1956 and played at least 23 weeks. |
| Miami Beach |
Loew's 170st
Theatre (*») |
| |
1200 seats |
| Miami Beach |
Sheridan
Theatre (*») |
| |
1178 seats
Opened 1963 |
| Orlando |
Beacham
Theater |
|
Two DP70 |
| Orlando |
Plaza
Twin Theaters |
|
Two DP70 |
| Tampa |
Britton Theatre
(*») |
| |
1986 seats |
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| Atlanta |
Cinevision (P) |
| |
Two DP70 in
screening room. Serial numbers removed. Both projectors
moved to Fox Triplex #1 and #2 in Casper (WY) May 1998. |
| Atlanta |
Loews Grand |
| |
2044 seats.
Theatre closed and machines given to Fox Theatre, Atlanta. |
| Atlanta |
Fox Theatre |
| |
Two DP70.
Functions primarily as a stage venue. However, every summer
there is a filmfestival, during which these projectors are
used. In 1998 "Titanic", was presented in
70mm, and in 1999 "Vertigo" was presented
in 70mm. |
| Atlanta |
Rhodes Theatre |
| |
Two DP70 noted
as "Property of the Michael Todd Company, Inc."
number 3 & 4 sold around 1985 to MGM Studios Culver
City. Possibly at SONY Studios now. Theatre closed. |
| Atlanta |
Roxy Theatre (*») |
| |
DP70 installed
for "Around the World in 80 Days"
26.06.1957. 1012 seats during Todd-AO. 3-strip Cinerama.
Mobile installation 02.04.1956-09.06.1957. Screen size: 66ft
wide, 25ft high and 18ft deep. Seats before Cinerama: 2440,
during Cinerama: 1450 or 1406. Theatre demolished and
replaced by Peachtree International Hotel. DP70 lost. |
| Cornelia |
Grand Theatre |
| |
Two DP70 |
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| Lexington |
Strand Theatre
(*») |
| |
1200 seats |
| Long Island |
Bay Shore
Theatre (*) |
| Louisville |
Brown Theatre
(*») |
| |
"Raintree
County" World premiere October 2, 1957 in a 35mm
anamorphic print. Replaced "Around the World in 80
Days". 1508 seats. |
| Louisville |
State Theater |
| |
Two DP70 |
| Newport |
First Star IMAX
theatre |
| |
One DP70 (2122)
base 6390
from Annandale Theatre, Annandale, Virginia. Opened early
September 2001. In immaculate condition It has lenses
for all of the 35mm FLAT and 35mm SCOPE as well as 70mm
formats. The magnetic section was only installed for 70mm
6-track (no anticipation of 35mm magnetic prints being shown
at the venue)...The optical sound head finally received a
stereo solar cell and the exciter lamp was retained! The
sound processor is Panastereo's CSP-1200/CSP-4600
combination. The lamp house is a Kinoton (natch) Universal lamp house
running a Christie (Ushio) 7000 watt xenon lamp. Steve
Guttag |
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| Annapolis |
Harbour
9 #1 |
| |
Two
DP70 from Cinema 7 in Bailey's Cross Roads, VA. Left
projector is in use and right projector is on the ground and
in pieces. |
| Baltimore |
New Theatre (*») |
| |
1600 seats |
| |
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| Boston |
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| Brighton |
National
Amusements Cleveland Circle |
| |
Two
DP70. Only one may be there now after the theatre was cut
into 7 houses. |
| Brookline |
Coolidge Corner
Moviehouse #1 |
| |
Two DP70. |
| Cambridge |
Loew's
Harvard Square Theatre #1 |
| |
One DP70 (625)
AO base No. 1035. Its companion machine was removed about
ten years ago (1991) when they started platter operation;
location unknown.
April 2003
The DP70 at Loews Harvard Square in Cambridge, Ma has been
removed [To another Loews Theatre in New Jersey where there
are supposedly others, I was told] and replaced by a new
twin-lens turret 35mm Century, ending the theatre's 70mm
capablility. The company crushed the professional union
projectionists, and within weeks the managers who replaced
them were unable to operate the DP70 or destroyed it.
Bill Luca |
| Lawrence |
National
Amusement theatre |
| |
Two
DP70 installation in mid sixties. One machine left. Theatre
converted from original 2 screens to 6. |
| Southbridge |
American
Optical Company, Power house |
| |
One DP70. Power
house installation included a very large curved screen and
an Erneman 65mm projector. When the DP70 was ready, it was
installed. |
| Southbridge |
American
Optical Company, Research Building |
| |
One DP70. In
the Research Building a ½-scale model of a Todd-AO cinema
was built. This maschine and a complete distortion corrected
70mm print of "Oklahoma!" was sent to Kodak
in Rochester to their museum in the Eastman Kodak Building
in 1957/8. Roumored to have been lost in a fire. |
| Worcester |
Worcester
Polytechnic Institute (WPI) |
| |
Two DP70. (803+873).
Donated to the university by National Amusements in
early 1990s. Current facility is Perreault Lecture Hall,
which seats 386 students before a single screen. |
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| Detroit |
Mercury Theatre
(*») |
| |
1350 seats |
| Detroit |
Redford Theatre
(P) |
| |
Two DP70 (2098+2100)
with the base numbers 6377 and 6418. |
| Detroit |
United Artists
Theatre (*») |
| |
Ampex 6 track
stereo. Dimension 150 from 1966. Closed mid seventies. |
| Sister
Lakes |
Paul
E. Vollmers (Private) |
| |
One DP70 (1014).
Purchased from Mr. Luther M. Spencer, of Charleston, South
Carolina USA in February 2001. |
| Southfield |
Millennium
Center for the Performing arts |
|
Two DP70.
Cinema used to be the Northland theatre |
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| Asbury Park |
St. James
Theatre (*») |
| |
Demolished in
the early 1970s. |
| Atlantic City |
Virginia
Theatre (*») |
| Upper Montclair |
Bellevue
Theatre (*») |
| |
3-strip
Cinemiracle from mid December 1959 to mid 1960. 980 seats.
Three screens |
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| Albany |
Ritz Theatre (*») |
| |
1174 seats |
| Bedford Hills |
Robert A
Harris, private (p) |
| |
Two DP70 (1421+1423)
with base no 59-189+59-191 |
| Brockport |
Strand Theatre |
| |
One DP70 in
storeage from Panorama
Theatre in Rochester. Machine is missing both gates. |
| Bronxville |
Bronxville
Theatre (*) |
| |
Theatre opened
22.07.1960. DP70 not certain. 880 seats. Ampex six-track
stereo. 3-strip Cinemiracle "Windjammer".
Projectors in one booth. 1230 seats. Three screens today. |
| Buffalo |
Century Theatre
(*») |
| |
"Oklahoma!"
opened 15.08.1956 and played minimum 10 weeks. 2713 seats.
Closed 1971. Demolished 1979. |
| Buffalo |
Granada Theatre
(*») |
| |
Two DP70 (608+679)
were sold to the Eckel Theatre in Syracuse in 1959. Later,
after showing "Windjammer" in Cinemiracle,
another pair of DP70s were installed probably with three
digit numbers. "Around the World in 80 Days" opened
03.10.1957. 1142 seats. The Granada was demolished sometime
in the 1980's. |
| Buffalo |
Regent
Theater (P) |
| |
Todd-AO test
cinema 1953 - 1955. At least one DP70. Now a church. |
| Buffalo |
Young St.
Drive-In |
| |
Two DP70 were
installed in 1966. These are now in the Oswego theatre, NY. |
| Dewitt |
Kallet
Shoppingtown Theatre (*) |
| |
 Text by:
Robert Throop. Images by:
George Read
The
film was "Ben Hur". This was the original Shoppingtown Theatre in
Dewitt, NY, USA. This was a single screen house that opened in 1957 and
closed in 1968. The equipment was then moved to a two screen theatre in a
new building at the other end of the shopping center. Those theatres were
split about 1985 to make a fourplex which closed about 1996.
 Two DP70 EL
4001 numbers: (605+635). DP70 installed March 1957
and opened with "South Pacific" during
Christmas 1957 (editors note: "South Pacific"
did not open until April 1958 i New York). Curved
(adjustable curveture) Todd-AO screen app 49 x 23 ft and
1010 seats. First cinema in the USA constructed specifically
for Todd-AO. 1957's only Todd-AO house between New York and
Buffalo. Played "The Sound of Music" for 77
weeks. Twined in 1969 and both projectors went into the
right auditorium. Four screens from 1985. The two projectors
listed for Dewitt, NY were in place and in operation through
1996. That theater was closed and a new theater opened
inside the nearby mall sometime in 1996. I do not know where
the projectors went but they are no longer in the now vacant
theater building. The projectors began their life sometime
in the early 60s at a site in the lower section of the
adjacent mall. "The Sound of Music" was one
of the film which ran in this theater which was then owned
and operated by Kallet Theaters. Sometime around 1970 a new
building (the now vacant structure) housing two screens
(about 800 seats each) was built on the outer edge of the
mall parking lot. The two Norelco were moved to the new
location and two Cinemaccanica 35/70s were installed in the
other theater. In the late 80s the two screens were subdived
into four screens of about 350 seats each. One projector
(with a platter) was installed in each of the four booths.
Only booth 3 (where "The Doors" played off
a platter) was made 70mm capable. It was the only 70mm to
run in the theater after the conversion to four screens. The
other Norelco remained in Booth 4 one of the original booths
but could no longer run 70mm. I worked relief in that booth
through the 80s and early 90s working four days a week from
1992 to 1995. I only ran two 70mms in my time there. One was
"Ghostbusters", the second I do not recall
the title I only ran it once. The theater was operated by
Kallet into the 70s and then operated by Cinema National who
were bought out by USA Cinemas, who were bought out by
Loews/Sony, from whom Hoyts Cinemas purchased the operation
and finally closed it when they moved their operation to a
new ten-plex in the mall. When Hoyts purchased the operation
all union projectionists were eliminated from the booths in
all of the theaters purchased. George Abbott, Relief
Projectionist |
| Dewitt |
Kallet
Shoppingtown Theatre #? |
| |
One DP70 (605) |
| Dewitt |
Kallet
Shoppingtown Theatre #3 |
| |
One DP70 (635).
Played "The Doors" in 70mm for a week in
the summer of 1991. |
| Lynbrook |
Lynbrook
Theatre |
| |
Two DP70. D-150
theatre. |
| New
York City |
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| Oswego |
Oswego Theatre |
| |
Two DP70 from
the Young St. Drive-In, NY. |
| Peekskell (NY) |
Paramount
Center of Art (P) |
| |
Two DP70 with
base no 59-174+59-175 from The Paramount in Omaha. |
| Rego Park |
UA LeFrak |
| |
Two DP70.
Opened in 1965 with "The Sound of Music" in
Todd-AO |
| Rochester (NY) |
Kodak.
"Theatre on the Ridge" |
| |
Two DP70 bought
around 1990 from The Reviera Theatre for USD 13.000. 2000
seats. The
screen is a Harkness Hall Micro Perf sheet and has a matte
plus surface. It
is mounted flat on a "Fly", so that it can lowered
at the touch of a button.
Available surface is 24 feet high X 62 feet wide.
Traveling masking is present at the top and sides. 70mm
image approximately 20.8 feet X 46 feet. Currently, Strong
X-60 lamps are mounted on the projectors and approximately
4000 watt Xenons are used to light the screen. |
| Rochester |
Eastman Kodak
House (P) |
| |
One DP70 with
reel of 70mm film and 50s CinemaScope projection lens
exhibited. Carey Williams, Chicago (IL) donated
the DP70. It was from a cinema in the NYC area. |
| Rochester |
Eastman House
Museum |
| |
Two DP70 (709+710)
from the Monroe Theatre (1999). The
machines are also in condition, but the 70mm kits are
missing. (The Eastman
Theatre was built by George Eastman way back in the 1920's,
but it is not part of the Eastman Kodak Company.) |
| Rochester |
Monroe Theatre
(*») |
| |
Two DP70 (709+710)
3-strip Cinerama. 974 seats. The installation was done in
1958. Base numbers presumebly 1016 and 1160. It was
Cinerama, then XXX-rated, now closed. The machines have been
removed from the Monroe Theatre prior to its (1999)
demolition for installation (donated)
at the Eastman Theatre (also in Rochester, NY) in the
future. |
| Rochester |
Riviera Theatre
(*) |
| |
Two DP70. 1000
seats. The Riveria featured a multi-format screen that was
67 feet wide fully open. It was mounted in a frame with a
slight curve. Projectors were bought by Eastman Kodak in the
early 1980's and installed at Kodak's "Theatre on the
Ridge". |
| Rochester |
Town Theatre |
| |
Two DP70
installed 1964. Moved to The Panorama Theatre 1966. |
| Rochester |
Panorama
Theatre |
| |
Opened
14.09.1966. Two DP70 from Town Theatre, Rochester (NY). One
DP70 later moved to Stoneridge theatre in Rochester (NY). The
other DP70 is in storage at the Strand Theatre in Brockport,
N.Y. The Strand
machine is missing both gates. |
| Rochester/Webster |
Loews/SONY 12-plex,
screen #6. |
| |
Two DP70
(687+750) not in use. #750 from
Loews State in New York. Also in storage is #687. This is
the head only. |
| Rochester |
Stoneridge
theatre |
| |
One DP70 from
Panorama Theatre, Rochester (NY). Closed |
| Syosset |
Syosset Theatre
(*») |
| |
Two DP70. 37th
3-strip Cinerama theatre. Opened 26.06.1959 as the first
purpose built 70mm/Cinerama theatre in the US. 1450 seats 18
m screen and Ashcraft Super Cinex arcs. Cinema closed and
demolished early 90s.
The Syosset opened in late 1956 or early 1957. They
opened with a special showing of "Oklahoma!".
They ran regular 35mm for several weeks and brought "Oklahoma!"
back for a 2 week run. Later in 1957 they ran "Around
the World in 80 Days". Somewhere I have an issue of
International Projectionist from I believe April 1957
describing the installation. Cinerama came later although
the theatre may have been constructed with it in mind. I
knew a projectionist there years ago and it was a class
operation. They routinely got backup prints of the films
they were playing. Alas I never visited there. Bob Throop
The theatre had a gigantic screen and the unusual occurrence of 2 mini side screens - one to the left and one to the right of the big screen. To this day I’ve still never seen that! There was a tremendous capacity for the lower orchestra area and a nice, large balcony area. There’d always be an intermission since these movies tended to be so long there. In the early 90’s or maybe late 80’s they converted it to a 5
multi-plex. Of course that ruined all its uniqueness. The outside front façade of the building had "Syosset" written in giant script. In maybe the late 1960’s or early 1970’s they built another gigantic movie theatre, the UA 150 Syosset down the road in what’s actually Woodbury. That just closed recently. That also was a single title movie theatre, basically configured like the other, older
theater.
While I no longer live there, it’s definitely a shame that those theaters no longer exist.
David Seagal |
| Syracuse |
Eckel Theatre
(*») |
| |
Two DP70 (608+679).
3-strip Cinerama. Schine Theatres bought the DP70 from
Granada Theatre, Buffalo (NY) in 1959 to show "Sleeping
Beauty" in 70mm. Became discount house and closed
several years ago. Equipment to Todd-AO/Glen Glenn Sound #3
in Hollywood (CA). 913 seats. Now a store
The Eckel installed Cinerama in 1958. They did move the
DP70's from the Granada in Buffalo in !959. They were both
Schine houses and the Granada installed Cinemiracle for "Windjammer".
The Granada later installed another set of DP70's. When I
was younger I hung around the booth at the Eckel. The chief
projectionist, George Raaflaub would let me thread the
projectors. I thought I was in heaven! The Eckel was
demolished sometime in the '80's. Bob Throop |
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| Winston-Salem |
North
Carolina School of the Arts |
| |
Four
DP70. Two are in use at the "Main Theatre", two
are "parts machines". |
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| Cincinnati |
Capitol Theatre
(*) |
| |
Opened
28.06.1954 as 12th 3-strip Cinerama theatre. 1378 seats.
DP70 installed for "Ben Hur" 16.03.1960.
Closed |
| Cincinnati |
Valley Theatre
(*») |
| |
Two DP70
installed for "Around the World in 80 Days"
13.06.1957. Have shown "Windjammer" in
3-strip Cinemiracle December 1958. 1400 seats |
| Cleveland |
Colony Theatre
(*) |
| |
"Oklahoma!"
opened in Cleveland November 1956. Theatre unknown. 1352
seats. Still open as a 5-plex |
| Cleveland |
Loew's Ohio
Theatre (*») |
| |
Closed, now
performing arts centre |
| Cleveland |
Palace Theatre
(*) |
| |
27th 3-strip
Cinerama theatre. Opened 14.11.1956. 3193 seats. DP70 for "Porgy
and Bess" 04.11.1959. Closed 19.07.1969, now
performing arts center |
| Columbus |
Hunt's
Cinestage (*») |
| |
550 seats |
| Columbus |
Northland Mall |
| |
Opened in mid
60's. Closed in the '80's. In the 1000 seat range before
being twinned. |
| Columbus |
Eastland Mall |
| |
Opened in mid
60's. Closed in the '80's. In the 1000 seat range before
being twinned. |
| Columbus |
Cinema East |
| |
a 900+ seat
theatre opened in the mid 60's with "Lord Jim".
Closed in early '90's. |
| Dayton |
Hunt's McCook
Theatre (*») |
| |
600 seats.
Closed |
| Youngstown |
State Theatre
(*») |
| |
2100 seats. |
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| Erie |
Warner Theatre
(P) |
| |
Two DP70.
Convention and Concert venue |
| Philadelphia |
Boyd Theatre (*») |
| |
Opened
05.10.1953 as 5th 3-strip Cinerama theatre. 2338 seats.
Still open as SamEric Theatre. Part of the original burgundy
curtain is used inside of the proscenium arch. Original
Baker booth widened for 3 projectors in 1962 still intact. |
| Philadelphia |
Goldman Theatre
(*») |
| |
1188 seats. The
Goldman is demolished, replaced by an office building. |
| Philadelphia |
Midtown Theatre
(*»P) |
| |
1001 seat and
then twinned 2x600 seats. Un-twinned last 1999 and became a
performing arts venue (with only 16/35mm projection) as the
Prince Musical Theatre. |
| Philadelphia |
Stanley Theatre
(*) |
| |
3009 seats
Demolished |
| Pittsburgh |
Nixon Theatre
(*») |
| |
"Oklahoma!"
opened in Pittsburgh in mid June 1956 and stayed there for
minimum 8 weeks (theatre unknown). "Around the World
in 80 Days" was running in October 1959. 1500
seats. |
| Pittsburgh |
United Artists
Penn Theatre (*) |
| |
3500 seats.
Also known as Loews Penn Theatre. Closed now a symphony hall |
| Pittsburgh |
Warner Theatre
(*») |
| |
Opened
08.12.1953 as 7th 3-strip Cinerama theatre. 1507 seats. DP70
for "Sleeping Beauty" 19.06.1959. Closed
1969 now a mall |
| Sharon |
Basil Theatre |
|
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| Providence |
Elmwood Theatre
(*») |
| |
724 seats |
|
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| Charleston |
Private |
| |
One DP70. Base
number 1014. Sold February 2001 to Paul E. Vollmers
(Private) in Sister Lakes (IL) |
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| Chattanooga |
Rogers Theatre
(*) |
| |
1250 seats |
|
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| Annandale |
Annandale |
| |
Two DP70 ( +
2122). 2122 removed early 90s. Reinstalled at First Star
IMAX theatre in Newport (KY) |
| Bailey's
Cross Roads |
Cinema
7 |
| |
Two
DP70 from the Uptown Cinema in Washington (DC). Closed in
1994. Both projectors now reside in the Crown Harbour 9
theatre in Annapolis, MD. |
| Norfolk |
Main
Gate Cinema |
|
One
DP70 (1957)
with base number 6341.
Originally built by RC Cinemas in the late 1980s. projector taken out of service and pushed to the side.
Projector has been cannibalized for parts (motors, lens & lens bracket, mag head cluster
are gone, and possibly some other parts). It had been a single projector installation with a platter. The last time that the projector was actually used was for
the initial release of "Far and Away" (the theater was the only one in the southeastern part of Virginia that ran a 70mm print) |
| Richmond |
Westhampton
Theatre (*) |
| |
848 seats |
| Richmond |
Willow Lawn
Theatre (*») |
| |
800 seats |
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