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| Fresno |
Sunnyside Drive
in Theatre |
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Two DP70.
Ballentyne transistor sound incl Mx power amps, Jet arc
lamps. 1750 cars. Opened ca April 1965 screen 140 x 50 ft. |
| Los
Angeles |
...and greater Los Angeles
area. |
| Martinez |
Aaron Sizemore
machine shop |
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One DP70 with
base no 59-161 out of service. No mechanism head number.
Sold to Bijou, Inc., Casper, Wyoming April 2004. |
| Oakland |
Grand Lake
Theatre #1 |
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Two DP70 (2082+2083) |
| Oakland |
Grand Lake
Theatre #2 |
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Two DP70 (1375+1376) |
| Palm Springs |
Camelot Theatre |
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Two DP70 (1980
(base 6358)+1981(base 6359)). Installed by
BLSI autumn 1999. They were full refinished and
remanufactured and look new. They came from Scottsdale, AZ |
| Pasadena |
Hastings
Theatre (P) |
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Two DP70 and 5
screens |
| Pasadena |
UA Marketplace
#4 |
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One DP70 (2005).
THX. Base 6363. |
| Petaluma |
Aaron Sisemore/Cinema
West Theatres |
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Four DP70 in
storage: (2172 [6433], 2173 [6434], 2356
[6602] & 2361 [6606]) Sold to Bijou, Inc.,
Casper, Wyoming April 2004. |
| Sacramento |
Alhambra
Theatre (*») |
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1976 seats
Demolished |
| San Diego |
Capri Theatre
(*») |
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663 seats |
| San Dimas |
Teccon
Enterprises Ltd |
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Two DP70 from
Flora, Amsterdam, Holland.
Teccon closed. Unknown disposition of DP70 |
| San Francisco |
Alhambra |
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One DP70 (2361).
Projector from Regency #1. Closed |
| San Francisco |
Alexandria
Theatre (*»P) |
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1170 seats, now
three screens as United Artists Alexandria. |
| San Francisco |
Coronet Theatre
(*»P) |
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Two DP70 (616+618)
. Opened 1948 in art nouveau style. Screen 49 x 24 ft. Ampex
6-track stereo. 1242 seats. "Oklahoma!" premiered
16.02.1956 and stayed until end of December 1956. Replaced
by "Around the World in 80 Days". Now
known as United Artists Coronet. Fully restored, there was
grand re-opening of the Coronet 18.12.1992 with "Toys"
in SR.D on the largest screen in San Francisco. Due to close
and demolition in February/March 2004. Last film planned to
be "Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" |
| San Francisco |
Dolby
Laboratories, Inc |
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One DP70 (1642)
to James Bond, Chicago. Now DP75 |
| San Francisco |
Regency #1 |
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One DP70 (2356).
Second projector 2361 moved to Alhambra. Closed |
| San Francisco |
United Artists
Galaxy #1 (P) |
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One DP70 (1371).
THX |
| San Francisco |
United Artists
Galaxy #2 (P) |
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One DP70 (1883).
THX |
| San Jose |
AMC Town and
Country |
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DP70. Theater
was closed some time before April 1, 2000 |
| San Rafael |
Stag Theatre,
Lucas Film (P) |
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Two DP70 (2172+2173)
with base numbers 6433+6434. LucasFilm Main screening room.
Machines removed permanently 1998, sold to SONY in Culver
City (CA). Machines replaced by Simplex XL35mm |
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| Las Vegas |
Fox |
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Opened in 1965
- closed in 1985 or '86. Demolished. Was originally owned
& operated by National General Theatres until around '72
or '73 when Mann Theatres took it over. Then around 1980,
Mann sold the theatre to Century (at the time, known as
Syufy Enterprises), and around '85 or '86, they moved the
Norelcos from the Fox to the Red Rock. |
| Las Vegas |
Red Rock 11 |
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Closed. Two
DP70 from the Fox, Las Vegas. As of August 2001 two
auditoriums have Norelco AA11 projectors without lamp houses
- one for each auditorium). |
| Reno |
Granada Theatre |
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Two DP70. in the early and mid 1960s.
They were used with Peerless Magnarc arc lamphouses. The theatre had a stadium type auditorium. The projection booth was suspended from the ceiling at the rear of the auditorium with a glass front that allowed theatre patrons to see the projection equipment. |
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| Portland |
American Cinema Equipment |
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Three DP70 from
the Eastgate Theatre, Portland |
| Portland |
Broadway
Theatre (*») |
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1956 seats
Demolished. One variable speed Norelco was replaced
and now resides as a replacement at the Hollywood in
Portland, Or. |
| Portland |
Eastgate
Theatre |
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Two DP70, 35 ft
screen and 2500 watt xenon. Theatre
closed permanently on Sunday February 25, 2001.
Four Norelco projectors at the Eastgate was moved to outfit the Cinerama in Seattle
when it was remodeled, The other three were sold to American Cinema Equipment in
Portland, Or.
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| Portland |
Hollywood
Theatre (*P) |
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One DP70 and
one DP70 from Broadway, Portland.
3-strip Cinerama. 1500 seats. Closed/rebuilt 1969. All of
the 3-strip Cinerama booths are still there as well. The
Able and Charlie booths are used for storage. Live shows are
also still done on sage from time to time. |
| Portland |
Music Box
Theatre (*) |
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611 seats. Shut down
before 1991. Unknown where projectors went. |
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| Everett |
Robert Leader
(p) |
| Everett |
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 Two DP70 (1468+1485)
from a cinema in Holland. Both projectors have been modified
to accept large reels. |
| Port Gamble |
Private Greg
Mueller (p) |
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Three DP70 (751+1379+2457)
Type EL 4001. A private screening room. It is a double motor
model. It is fully functional and restored. 751 and 2457 (# 6635) are used for parts. |
| Seattle |
Blue Mouse
Theatre (*») |
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Two DP70 (+1379).
"Oklahoma" from september 1956. "Around
the World in 80 Days" played 51 weeks and one day.
Last day was 03.04.1958. It was a long run record in
Seattle. It grossed (also record) 369.000 dollars. 728
seats. According to Bob McRae, who sold me my DP70, my
Norelco (1379) came from the Blue Mouse theater. When
that theater closed, it went out by the SeaTac airport to
The Lewis and Clark theater and was retired from there. Bob
McRae had it at his shop for a while untill I bought it from
him several years ago. Greg Muller |
| Seattle |
Guild 45th #1
(P) |
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One DP70 (2304)
and base 6484 |
| Seattle |
Guild 45th #2
(P) |
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One DP70 (2175)
and base 6417 |
| Seattle |
Egyptian (P) |
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Two DP70 (1892+2303)
with bases 6479+6307 |
| Seattle |
King Cinema |
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Two DP70 (713+714)
with bases 1094+1087. The King Cinema is not in operation as
of late February 2000) . |
| Seattle |
Music Box
Theatre (*) |
| Seattle |
Seattle
Cinerama (P) |
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Three DP70 (____+2044+2416).
The interesting thing about the original pair is that someone
has adapted and handmade a cinefocus gate for it (70mm
only). Both original DP70s removed. One machine to Mark
Guldbrandsen, Salt Lake City (USA) the other projector
broken after a fall down the stairs when it was removed. 2416's
base number 6348. 2044's base number is 6630. 2416
sits in the middle port and is not currently being used.
(They are using a new FP75E, which projects through the left
window in the booth). 3-strip Cinerama re-opened June 2,
2000 with "How the West Was Won" and "This
is Cinerama" on 32-foot high Cinerama screen. |
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