No. El Paso was another. And, I haven’t researched it thoroughly to know for sure, but I think Erie, PA and Scranton, PA both fall into this category, as well.
There were also a handful of out-of-the-way markets that ran 3-strip CineMiracle (“Windjammer”) and nothing else, but I haven’t yet figured out if or how I’ll incorporate these into the series.
I thought about including the following bit of info as trivia in the original posting but didn’t figuring it was not that significant or interesting, but due to Ron Newman’s question posted above I guess I’ll mention it now as it’s somewhat related to his question.
Nanuet (or “Rockland County” or “Lower Hudson Valley” or whatever name best describes the area) was the next-to-last market in the United States to equip for 3-strip Cinerama presentations, and, judging by the few Cinerama films booked and their relatively brief runs, was one of the least successful markets to play Cinerama.
The failure of Cinerama to stick around in Nanuet or to sustain months-long bookings is probably due to how late in the game the installation was made and, more importantly, the area’s proximity to New York City and Montclair, New Jersey. By the time Cinerama turned up in Rockland County, many of its residents probably had already traveled into NYC or Montclair to see the Cinerama presentations.
No. El Paso was another. And, I haven’t researched it thoroughly to know for sure, but I think Erie, PA and Scranton, PA both fall into this category, as well.
There were also a handful of out-of-the-way markets that ran 3-strip CineMiracle (“Windjammer”) and nothing else, but I haven’t yet figured out if or how I’ll incorporate these into the series.
Could this be the only market where all the Cinerama presentations were in 3-strip?
JSA
I thought about including the following bit of info as trivia in the original posting but didn’t figuring it was not that significant or interesting, but due to Ron Newman’s question posted above I guess I’ll mention it now as it’s somewhat related to his question.
Nanuet (or “Rockland County” or “Lower Hudson Valley” or whatever name best describes the area) was the next-to-last market in the United States to equip for 3-strip Cinerama presentations, and, judging by the few Cinerama films booked and their relatively brief runs, was one of the least successful markets to play Cinerama.
The failure of Cinerama to stick around in Nanuet or to sustain months-long bookings is probably due to how late in the game the installation was made and, more importantly, the area’s proximity to New York City and Montclair, New Jersey. By the time Cinerama turned up in Rockland County, many of its residents probably had already traveled into NYC or Montclair to see the Cinerama presentations.
How did there come to be Cinerama in such a non-urban area?
When this theatre was running 3-strip CINERAMA, was it using 1 booth or 3 separate booths.?
Here’s another ad. I like the tagline, “A Perfect Christmas Gift for Family or Friend”:
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Here’s the ad for “How the West Was Won”. Notice the date of the premiere:
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It’s a good bet that show had to be postponed. All theaters in the nation went dark that night, if I remember right.