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Theatre |
Century Cinerama |
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Cinerama film formats shown |
3-strip |
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3-strip dates |
04/19/54 to 05/30/60. Closed and enlarged B box for standard 70mm and flat screen. Re-opened and showed standard 70mm 06/14/60 to 08/14/60. Reverted to 3-strip installed in a single box (first single box installation) 08/24/60 to 03/11/62. Then, flat screen till 09/20/64. |
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70mm dates |
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Screen curvature and size |
75ft by 28ft. |
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Address |
40 South 7th Street at Hennepin |
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Comments |
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Current status |
Destroyed by fire mid 1965. |
List of Cinerama films that played at the theatre from Cinema Treasures
THIS IS CINERAMA
Premiere: April 19, 1954
Engagement Duration: 67 weeks
CINERAMA HOLIDAY
Premiere: July 27, 1955
Duration: 53 weeks
SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD
Premiere: August 7, 1956
Duration: 83 weeks
SEARCH FOR PARADISE
Premiere: March 4, 1958
Duration: 38 weeks
WINDJAMMER
Premiere: November 20, 1958
Duration: 31 weeks
SOUTH SEAS ADVENTURE
Premiere: July 1, 1959
Duration: 48 weeks
THIS IS CINERAMA (Return Engagement)
Premiere: August 23, 1960
Duration: 17 weeks
CINERAMA HOLIDAY (Return Engagement)
Premiere: December 21, 1960
Duration: 16 weeks
SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD (Return Engagement)
Premiere: April 12, 1961
Duration: 8 weeks
WINDJAMMER (Return Engagement)
Premiere: June 12, 1961
Duration: 21 weeks
SOUTH SEAS ADVENTURE (Return Engagement)
Premiere: November 1, 1961
Duration: 10 weeks
SEARCH FOR PARADISE (Return Engagement)
Premiere: January 10, 1962
Duration: 8 weeks
Below from Twin Cities Public Television
Below from Minnesota Historical Society
Matchbooks below
