Theatre Uptown
Cinerama film formats shown 3-strip and 70mm
3-strip dates From 11/07/62 to 01/14/64
70mm dates From 01/19/64
Screen curvature and size 146 degree louvered 68ft by 25ft
Address 3426 Connecticut Avenue
Comments Converted to single sheet screen 1995. All booths exist but no 3-strip equipment. 
Current status Open

The following list of films playing at the Uptown from the fans_of_showmanship Yahoo group

11.07.1962 … THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM  (RSE, 18 weeks, Cinerama)

03.14.1963 … HOW THE WEST WAS WON  (RSE, 44 weeks, Cinerama)

02.19.1964 … IT'S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD  (RSE, 36 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)

10.28.1964 … CIRCUS WORLD  (RSE, 3 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)

03.10.1965 … THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD  (RSE, 19 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)

07.20.1965 … THE HALLELUJAH TRAIL  (RSE, 9 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)

09.22.1965 … MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY  (RPE, 6 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)

03.09.1966 … BATTLE OF THE BULGE  (RSE, 15 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)

06.23.1966 … KHARTOUM  (RSE, 13 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)

05.24.1967 … GRAND PRIX  (RSE, 21 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)

04.02.1968 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY  (RSE, 52 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)

04.02.1969 … ICE STATION ZEBRA  (RSE, 12 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)

 

11/08/62

 

02/14/64

 

02/26/65

 

06/17/66

Below scanned by Michael Coate

 

 

 

The three color pictures below were taken by Dick Dziadzio during April 1985

April 1989

June 1995

Below from http://www.kipnis-studios.com/The_Kipnis_Studio_Standard/Surround_Processing.html

Video of the theatre http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwPO7JPdKCY