The Cinerama Dome is still an arresting sight at Sunset and Vine. Note the new 14 screen ArcLight complex showing at the rear.
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The new ArcLight lobby (lower photo) now acts as the main lobby and boxoffice for the Cinerama Dome as well.
More sources for information about the Cinerama Dome...
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Click on the image to see how it was found in context. We also give you a link to the site itself (or sometimes a specific article) for your further research.
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Australian Widescreen Association
users.bigpond.net.au/awa/ These photos of the Cinerama Dome are from an April 2002 posting on this site. This construction photo says "Mad, Mad World opens in 12 weeks." Total construction schedule was16 weeks! full size image
Here's an early view of the Cinerama Dome interior. full size image
Cinerama History
http://cinerama.topcities.com/
This site has all the Cinerama trivia--ads, articles, exhibition dates and more. The Cinerama Dome page has interesting construction photos (2 are also shown on the Australian site listed above) in a reproduction of an article from Boxoffice magazine. more from cinerama.topcities.com
Note that the name "Cinerama" and the distinctive zig-zag logo are trademarks of Cinerama Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pacific Theatres.
Film Tech
www.film-tech.com This exterior view is only one of many photos of the theatre and equipment for 3 strip Cinerama projection on this site's great Cinerama Dome page. full size view
Here's a view of one of the Cinerama projectors. full size view
Visit the site for many more pictures by Mark Ogden and John Sittig.
Also go to the site's home page and click on "pictures" for a list of great theatre photos.
Flikr
www.flikr.com An interior shot (prior to the blue re-do) by Stutefish. full size image
Postcard of the opening from the Roloff collection. full size image
From Script To DVD
www.fromscripttodvd.com This site is a great collection of 70mm and Cinerama lore compiled by Michael Coate and William Kallay. See the site's Cinerama Dome page for lots of great photos. This lobby shot from 1964 is courtesy of Pacific Theatres' John Sittig. full size image
Here's the auditorium in 1964, also in a John Sittig photo. full size view
Also see the site's Cinerama in L.A. page for a nice article about the 3-strip revival of "This is Cinerama" at the Cinerama Dome.
In 70mm
www.in70mm.com This photo is of one machine in the large curved Cinerama Dome booth. It's pictured in an article on a 2002 screening of "How the West Was Won" in the 3 strip process. full size image
This image of the front of the auditorium is from an article on a 2002 3-strip screening of "This is Cinerama".
Note that the Dome here is still with its original color draperies -- before the change to dark blue. full size image
Lee Sound
www.leesound.com This photo of the original Altec Voice of the Theatre speaker system installation at the Cinerama Dome is part of this site's Altec photo gallery. full size image
L.A. Public Library Photo Collection
www.lapl.org Here's a 1963 photo from the Library's collection with "Mad, Mad World" on the marquee as the Cinerama Dome's inagural attraction. The theatre was built with 3 strip projection in mind but opened with 70mm. full size image
Also in the Library's collection: another night view - "Mad, Mad World" | color exterior - 1965 | entrance in 1965 - "Grand Prix" | 1979 exterior - Anne Knudsen | 1980 exterior - "Blue Lagoon" -Roy Hankey photo | screen view 1988 - Chris Gulker photo | 1988 exterior - "Roger Rabbit" - Chris Gulker |
Modern Home Theatre
www.modernhometheater.com There are some nice photos of the Cinerama Dome in the story on this site about the ArcLight Cinemas. On the virtual tour of the Cinerama Dome on this site note also a speaker system photo showing the speakers installed in a THX-style wall in of one of the ArcLight theatres. larger image
Ominous Valve
www.ominous-valve.com Visit the article "Cinerama II: The Revival" for Hugh's informative review of a 3-strip screening of "How the West Was Won" at the Dome as well as a discussion of the technical aspects of the Cinerama process itself. Bonus feature: aspect ratio chart. full size image
Vista
www.vista.co.nz A recent view of the Cinerama Dome interior on the website of the company that provides the software for the ArcLight complex's ticketing, merchandising and membership programs. full size view
More Cinerama Process History
For more information on Cinerama projection see the Cinerama section on our Movie Links page.
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