Theatre Eckel
Cinerama film formats shown 3-strip and 70mm
3-strip dates From 01/08/58 to 02/08/59. 3-strip equipment removed for 70mm showing of Sleeping Beauty. Reinstalled from 08/29/62 to 08/04/63
70mm dates From 09/30/64
Screen curvature and size 75ft by 28ft
Address 214 East Fayette St.
Comments  
Current status Demolished 2005

List of Cinerama films that played at the theatre from http://cinematreasures.org

THIS IS CINERAMA
Premiere: 08 January 1958
Engagement Duration: 17 weeks
CINERAMA HOLIDAY
Premiere: 08 May 1958
Duration: 12 weeks
SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD
Premiere: 28 July 1958
Duration: 15 weeks
SEARCH FOR PARADISE
Premiere: 10 November 1958
Duration: 6 weeks
SOUTH SEAS ADVENTURE
Premiere: 19 December 1958
Duration: 8 weeks
THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM
Premiere: 29 August 1962
Duration: 10 weeks
HOW THE WEST WAS WON
Premiere: 16 May 1963
Duration: 12 weeks
CIRCUS WORLD
Premiere: 30 September 1964
Duration: 4 weeks
BATTLE OF THE BULGE
Premiere: 05 January 1966
Duration: 9 weeks
THE BATTLE FOR KHARTOUM
Premiere: 10 August 1966
Duration: 5 weeks
GRAND PRIX
Premiere: 13 June 1967
Duration: 5 weeks
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Premiere: 26 June 1968
Duration: 10 weeks
KRAKATOA, EAST OF JAVA
Premiere: 13 August 1969
Duration: 4 weeks

01/08/58


04/29/58

05/14/58

07/28/58


From the October 20,  1958 section two issue of Boxoffice

 

11/14/58

12/14/58

02/07/59

02/18/59

04/18/59

05/12/59

05/20/59

05/27/59

06/24/59

06/26/59

07/16/59

09/25/59

10/10/59

10/27/59

12/11/59

01/01/60

03/03/60

03/24/60

04/04/60

04/14/60

04/26/60

05/12/60
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05/24/60

06/23/60

10/25/60

11/22/60

12/16/60

12/23/60

01/26/61

02/08/61

02/09/61

03/23/61

06/30/61

08/16/61

10/11/61

10/31/61

11/08/61

11/22/61

12/05/61

12/22/61

01/25/62

02/02/62

02/10/62

02/16/62

02/21/62

04/19/62

05/11/62

06/11/62

06/28/62

08/03/62

08/10/62

08/25/62

 

08/29/62

11/03/62

11/08/62

11/23/62

11/29/62

12/06/62

12/13/62

12/21/62

01/25/63

02/01/63

02/11/63

04/24/63

05/07/63

05/15/63

05/16/63

09/11/63

10/02/63

10/09/63

10/16/63

10/23/63

11/20/63

12/25/63

01/14/64

02/10/64

11/01/64

11/19/64

12/02/64

12/15/64

12/23/64

08/10/65

10/12/65

01/04/66

03/08/66

03/22/66

04/10/66

04/28/66

05/13/66

05/26/66

06/22/66

07/13/66

07/27/66

08/10/66

09/14/66

09/26/66

10/05/66

10/12/66

10/20/66

10/26/66

11/02/66

11/09/66

11/16/66

12/02/66

12/07/66

12/14/66

12/26/66

01/25/67

02/08/67

02/14/67

05/29/67

06/03/67

07/04/67

07/19/67

07/26/67

10/08/67

10/15/67

11/28/67

06/19/68

09/03/68

11/06/68

12/01/68

12/08/68

12/15/68

06/20/69

07/17/69

07/23/69

07/31/69

08/09/69

08/13/69

 

1977 after it had closed

1984 being demolished