Theatre

Boyd Theatre AKA Sam Eric

Cinerama film formats shown

3-strip and 70mm

3-strip dates

From 10/05/53 to 03/16/58 and 10/29/58 to10/25/59. Cinerama removed and flat 70mm installed from 11/24/59 to 07/17/62. 3-strip restored 08/08/62 to12/01/63 with single booth.

70mm dates

From 12/19/63 to 03/06/66. Cinerama screen removed 12/01/71

Screen curvature and size

76ft by 26ft

Address

19th at Chestnut

Comments

I'm not positive that the Cinerama screen was ever removed from 10/05/53 till 12/01/71. I cannot find any articles in newspapers that mention the removal of the screen till 12/17/71.

Current status

Demolished 2015

List of Cinerama films that played at the theatre from Cinema Treasures

THIS IS CINERAMA
Premiere: October 5, 1953 (Pennsylvania Premiere)
Engagement Duration: 72 weeks
CINERAMA HOLIDAY
Premiere: February 16, 1955
Duration: 63 weeks
SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD
Premiere: April 24, 1956
Duration: 68 weeks
SEARCH FOR PARADISE
Premiere: October 2, 1957 (Pennsylvania Premiere)
Duration: 21 weeks
WINDJAMMER
Premiere: October 27, 1958
Duration: 16 weeks
SOUTH SEAS ADVENTURE
Premiere: February 1959
Duration: 35 weeks
THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM
Premiere: August 8, 1962
Duration: 30 weeks
HOW THE WEST WAS WON
Premiere: March 7, 1963 (Pennsylvania Premiere)
Duration: 39 weeks
IT’S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD
Premiere: December 19, 1963
Duration: 27 weeks
CIRCUS WORLD
Premiere: June 25, 1964 (Pennsylvania Premiere)
Duration: 9 weeks
THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD
Premiere: March 1965
Duration: 20 weeks
THE HALLELUJAH TRAIL
Premiere: July 1965
Duration: 8 weeks
MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY
Premiere: September 1965 (Pennsylvania Premiere)
Duration: 4 weeks
BATTLE OF THE BULGE
Premiere: December 1965 (Pennsylvania Premiere)
Duration: 11 weeks

1928

1928

08/02/53

1953

1953


09/27/53

10/04/53

10/04/53

10/05/53

10/06/53

10/06/53

Postcard

02/16/55

02/17/55

04/24/56

10/02/57

03/16/58

04/03/58

04/05/58

05/07/58

05/21/58

05/28/58


07/08/58

10/19/58

Ticket flyer

10/29/58

02/17/59

02/18/59

Photo below was taken by Ray Meyer. Click on the picture to super size it.

10/25/59

11/24/59

02/01/61

07/19/61

10/26/61

02/21/62

04/24/62

04/29/62

06/22/62

07/08/62

07/17/62

08/07/62

08/08/62

8/10/62



10/02/62

 

03/07/63

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12/19/63

06/25/64

Front of ticket flyer

Back of ticket flyer

08/26/64

03/05/65

03/09/65

07/27/65

09/22/65

10/20/65

10/22/65

11/26/65

12/03/65

12/22/65

02/01/66


03/07/66

02/12/67

1968

11/12/69

1969


10/21/71

12/01/71

 

12/17/71

1980

1981

1983

1986

1991

1994

2002

06/18/2002

2003

2004
 

Below taken in 2007 from Rob Bender

 

Below taken in 2010 from flickr.com

Below taken in 2011

2014

2015

May 2020