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Theatre |
Strand (1914) Warner (1926) Warner Cinerama (1963) Cinerama (1968) RKO Cinerama (1976) RKO Century Cinerama (1982) RKO Warner Twin (1983) RKO Warner (1986) |
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Cinerama film formats shown |
3-strip and 70mm |
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3-strip dates |
From 06/05/53 to 05/17/59 |
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70mm dates |
From 11/10/63 |
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Screen curvature and size |
3-strip 67ft by 24ft, 70mm 81ft by 30ft |
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Address |
1585 Broadway at 47th Street |
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Comments |
Closed 02/08/87. |
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Current status |
Demolished 1987 |
List of Cinerama films that played at the theatre from Cinema Treasures
THIS IS CINERAMA (Move-over from Broadway)
Premiere: June 5, 1953
Duration: 88 (123) weeks
CINERAMA HOLIDAY
Premiere: February 8, 1955 (World Premiere)
Duration: 61 weeks
SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD
Premiere: April 10, 1956 (World Premiere)
Duration: 76 weeks
SEARCH FOR PARADISE
Premiere: September 24, 1957 (World Premiere)
Duration: 32 weeks
THIS IS CINERAMA (Return Engagement)
Premiere: May 4, 1958
Duration: 10 weeks
SOUTH SEAS ADVENTURE
Premiere: July 15, 1958 (World Premiere)
Duration: 44 weeks
IT’S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD
Premiere: November 17, 1963
Duration: 52 weeks
MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY
Premiere: December 15, 1964
Duration: 9 weeks
THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD
Premiere: February 15, 1965 (World Premiere)
Duration: 43 weeks
BATTLE OF THE BULGE
Premiere: December 17, 1965
Duration: 17 weeks
RUSSIAN ADVENTURE
Premiere: April 13, 1966
Duration: 13 weeks
KHARTOUM
Premiere: July 13, 1966
Duration: 13 weeks
GRAND PRIX
Premiere: December 21, 1966 (World Premiere)
Duration: 31 weeks
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (Move-over from Capitol)
Premiere: September 16, 1968
Duration: 13 weeks
ICE STATION ZEBRA
Premiere: December 20, 1968
Duration: 17 weeks
KRAKATOA, EAST OF JAVA
Premiere: June 24, 1969
Duration: 20 weeks
1914
1915
08/06/26
05/16/51
05/30/51
06/03/51
07/01/51
07/02/51
07/03/51
07/25/51
08/13/51
08/15/51
08/29/51
08/30/51
09/18/51
09/19/51
11/20/51
12/04/51
12/13/51
12/25/51
01/11/52
02/05/52
02/19/52
03/04/52
03/15/52
03/23/52
04/07/52
04/22/52
04/23/52
05/08/52
05/22/52
05/23/52
06/05/52
04/09/53
05/28/53
06/05/63
06/05/54
06/07/54
07/01/54
08/22/54
1955
02/05/55
02/08/55
04/05/56
04/10/56
09/21/57
09/24/57
03/30/58
05/04/58
06/27/58
07/01/58
05/17/59
05/18/59
05/24/59
06/24/59
Projection booth in 1959
01/23/60
01/27/60
02/14/60
02/15/60
02/18/60
04/14/60
05/22/60
05/26/60
07/12/60
07/13/60
08/16/60
09/15/60
09/16/60
10/21/60
12/11/60
12/15/60
10/24/61
10/27/61
11/10/61
12/14/61
08/01/62
08/03/62
10/04/62
05/26/63
05/28/63
06/26/63
08/06/63
08/12/63
09/22/63
11/10/63
11/17/63
11/15/64
11/18/64
12/15/64
02/13/65
02/15/65
02/16/65
02/18/65
Picture below from a postcard
12/17/65
04/13/66
04/25/66
Ticket flyer below
07/13/66
10/09/66
10/11/66
10/28/66
12/21/66
07/24/67
07/25/67
08/22/67
10/25/67
06/18/68
06/19/68
07/23/68
Below invitation dated July 30, 1968
Invitation inside
The article below is from the August 5, 1968 issue of Boxoffice magazine
09/14/68
09/16/68
09/25/68
12/20/68
04/17/69
04/18/69
05/02/69
05/25/69
06/24/69
11/10/69
11/11/69
12/18/69
12/19/69
03/11/70
05/17/70
11/03/70
11/04/70
11/06/70
11/07/70
12/20/70
01/27/70
01/28/71
03/28/71
03/31/71
03/28/72
03/01/73
03/01/74
01/24/75
01/21/76
02/01/76
02/04/76
02/11/76
03/04/76
01/26/77
03/25/77
08/26/77
02/12/78
02/17/78
02/23/78
02/23/79
06/08/79
02/22/80
05/30/80
02/22/81
08/20/81
11/19/81
11/20/81
02/23/82
04/23/82
05/13/82
05/14/82
02/23/83
05/24/83
05/25/83
05/26/83
06/02/83
06/03/83
07/29/83
02/22/84
02/22/85
05/22/85
02/20/86
07/18/86
11/22/86
02/08/87
02/08/87 last show
02/09/87
1987 being demolished
