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