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| | Written by: Thomas Hauerslev | Date: 04.07.2009 | | Annandale | Annandale | | | Two DP70 ( + 2122). 2122 removed early 90s. Reinstalled at First Star IMAX theatre in Newport (KY) | | Annandale | Cinema 7, Bailey's Cross Roads | | | 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.
I regret to inform you of the passing of the DP70s that used to reside at the (Bowtie) Annapolis Harbour 9 have passed away (thrown in the dumpster). I have this from a reliable source though I have not verified it. These are the machines that started life in the Uptown Theatre in Washington, DC...moved the K-B Cinema 7 before finishing their service at the Harbour 9. I don’t know which digital projector replaced them but that was the cause of their demise.
They will be missed by some...forgotten by most. Steven Guttag, 24.06.2011 | | 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 | | Vienna | Vienna Theatre | | |  Click on the image to see an enlargement
I found this old ad from Strong Electric hyping the Futura II. The picture was taken at the demolished Vienna Theater in Vienna, VA around 1965. The projectionist was the late Hugh Rodgers. I ran those DP70s many times back in the day. To my recollection they never ran 70mm there. What eventually happened to them is anyone’s guess.
Rick Raskin, 15.01.2012
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