Theatre

Erlanger (1926), Tower (1948), Martin Cinerama (1962), Atlanta (1969), Academy (1980), New Columbia (1982)

Cinerama film formats shown

3-strip and 70mm

3-strip dates

From 10/02/62 to12/08/63

70mm dates

From 12/18/63  

Screen curvature and size

Louvered 90ft by 33ft  

Address

583 Peachtree St.

Comments

Closed 1991

Current status

Demolished 1995

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

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM
Premiere: October 3, 1962
Duration: 14 weeks
WINDJAMMER
Premiere: January 10, 1963
Duration: 9 weeks
HOW THE WEST WAS WON
Premiere: March 15, 1963
Duration: 30 weeks
THE BEST OF CINERAMA
Premiere: October 11, 1963
Duration: 8 weeks
IT’S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD
Premiere: December 18, 1963
Duration: 23 weeks
CIRCUS WORLD
Premiere: June 26, 1964
Duration: 13 weeks
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Premiere: May 29, 1968
Duration: 22 weeks

Below from 1944 when it was the Erlanger theatre 

 

Below from 1948/1949 when it was the Tower theatre
 

 

Above is the auditorium before and below after Cinerama was installed. A hanging ceiling was dropped down to the underside of the of the upper balcony. The walls were covered with drapes. The railing from the front of the seats was removed. Booths were installed on the side walls for the Able and Charlie projectors, and into the lower balcony front for the Baker projector. 

January 1954

October 1954

07/16/62

07/16/62

 

10/01/62

 

10/02/62

 

10/03/62

 

10/03/62

 

01/09/63

01/10/63

03/13/63

03/14/63

03/14/63

 

03/15/63

 

03/15/63

10/07/63

 

10/10/63

 

10/10/63


10/11/63

 

12/18/63

05/29/64

06/26/64

 

06/29/64

 

 

 

09/24/64

 

10/19/64

10/22/64

03/24/65

03/23/66

 

  12/10/66

12/20/66

 

Below taken in March 1967 

05/25/67

 

 

11/15/67

 

05/25/68

 

05/29/68

 

10/30/68

01/16/69

03/05/69

03/26/69

05/30/69

07/02/69

07/30/69


08/27/69

09/17/69

10/03/69

11/26/69

12/17/69

02/20/70

03/06/70

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08/26/70

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02/07/73

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01/03/75

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01/02/76

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01/07/77

03/25/77

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10/07/77

11/04/77

12/02/77

 

01/06/78

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05/05/78

05/12/78

05/19/78

06/16/78

07/14/78

11/17/78

12/15/78

12/22/78

03/30/79

05/18/79

05/25/79

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07/13/79

 

 

01/17/80

01/19/80


10/20/80

01/28/80

03/13/80

04/19/80

06/07/80

11/08/80

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07/30/82

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09/10/82

12/24/82

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10/14/83

 

10/14/83

10/28/83

11/11/83

11/18/83

11/25/83

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10/05/84

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10/26/84

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11/09/94

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04/12/85

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01/17/86

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11/25/86

 

02/12/87

02/27/87

03/13/87

06/03/87

07/31/87

09/11/87

09/25/87

10/16/89

 

03/31/95

 

04/04/95