Howard, the collection consists of boxes of architectural plans, however the plans themselves cannot be viewed online. One would have to go to the site UCLA has the collection in storage. The collection is available to legitimate researchers. There is a guide to the collection that can be examined here; I did not see a box listed for the Boyd, though there is one for the Randolph, if you click on the entries under the Container List.
I am so glad to see this series resume – and with the very city that I have been waiting for, Cleveland. This where my love affair with Cinerama began, on a chilly February morning in 1957 when I was nine. All the kids were given flyers at school that allowed them to see “This is Cinerama” for $.90 on Saturday mornings. My whole family went, now all but one of them gone. I can still so vividly remember that B&W prologue, Lowell Thomas intoning, “Ladies and gentlemen, THIS is Cinerama” and those curtains opening and opening and opening…
I must have seen “HWTWWW” eight or nine times. I also remember seeing “In Search of the Castaways” at the Palace during a lull in Cinerama presentations; it was projected on about the center third of that enormous screen and was somewhat distorted as a result.
The Great Northern was a terrific purpose-built Cinerama house, though its screen had a much shallower curve than the one at the Palace. When I saw either “Khartoum” or “Battle of the Bulge” there, there were posters in the Great Northern lobby advertising “Cinerama’s Russian Adventure” narrated by Bing Crosby, but apparently the film never was actually shown there.
I have always wondered why the Cinerama showings at the Great Northern stopped and Cinerama returned downtown but at the State rather than the Palace (which was still operating at the time). The Cinerama installation at the State seemed to me far more intimate than the one at either the Palace or the Great Northern, even though the State and the Palace both had over 3,000 seats. I think the Palace closed showing “Krakatoa, East of Java” but the Cinerama screen had been removed by then.
According to the archive of Cinerama Theater plans at UCLA, the Vogue Theater, which was owned by Stanley Warner, in the Cleveland suburb of Shaker Heights, was a candidate for conversion to Cinerama, but the company opted to build the Great Northern instead.
Ah, that is most likely the case then. However given Grauman’s flair for showmanship, I would suspect he did the same thing from time to time at the San Francisco location and at other locations the Graumans operated in northern California.
An article on p. 3 of the October 26, 1904 edition of the San Jose Evening News “Bank Robbers Are Caught” appears to be actually a synopsis of an evening’s fare at the Unique. The article describes Sid Grauman colorfully narrating the film that was a part of an evening’s offering of vaudeville and film. I think this activity may have been a sort of precursor to his later famous Prologues at his theaters in Los Angeles. View link
An update on the transformation of the former Mann 10 to an upscale art theater called the Five Star; it does not indicate the number of screens but the seat count will be reduced from 2,500 to 508. View article
This theater recently had to close because a fire damaged the building’s antiquated electrical system; repair and upgrades are being made. There may also be some changes in the offing regarding the building’s future use. View article
The Friends of the Strand are engaged in a fund-raising drive to retire the theater’s renovation debt. Here is a related article that includes a video that shows the exterior and much of the interior.
According to this article, this theater will be renovated as a dine-and-view with seating reduced to 200 in the original auditorium with two smaller screening rooms built behind the theater.
In its last years at least, it was a second run, discount theater.
There is a picture of the Roxy Theatre in, Billings, OK on this webpage. It will enlarge if clicked upon.
This the theater where my family and I saw “Operation Crossbow” when we came to NYC primarily for the World’s Fair in 1965.
An article about the upcoming changes at the Metro 10 that will be made as it becomes a Sundance operation.
The theater is going digital: View link
The Strand is about to reopen as a mixed-use facility with an invitation-only event. View link with video
Howard, the collection consists of boxes of architectural plans, however the plans themselves cannot be viewed online. One would have to go to the site UCLA has the collection in storage. The collection is available to legitimate researchers. There is a guide to the collection that can be examined here; I did not see a box listed for the Boyd, though there is one for the Randolph, if you click on the entries under the Container List.
It looks like it was a twin at the time that photo was taken.
I am so glad to see this series resume – and with the very city that I have been waiting for, Cleveland. This where my love affair with Cinerama began, on a chilly February morning in 1957 when I was nine. All the kids were given flyers at school that allowed them to see “This is Cinerama” for $.90 on Saturday mornings. My whole family went, now all but one of them gone. I can still so vividly remember that B&W prologue, Lowell Thomas intoning, “Ladies and gentlemen, THIS is Cinerama” and those curtains opening and opening and opening…
I must have seen “HWTWWW” eight or nine times. I also remember seeing “In Search of the Castaways” at the Palace during a lull in Cinerama presentations; it was projected on about the center third of that enormous screen and was somewhat distorted as a result.
The Great Northern was a terrific purpose-built Cinerama house, though its screen had a much shallower curve than the one at the Palace. When I saw either “Khartoum” or “Battle of the Bulge” there, there were posters in the Great Northern lobby advertising “Cinerama’s Russian Adventure” narrated by Bing Crosby, but apparently the film never was actually shown there.
I have always wondered why the Cinerama showings at the Great Northern stopped and Cinerama returned downtown but at the State rather than the Palace (which was still operating at the time). The Cinerama installation at the State seemed to me far more intimate than the one at either the Palace or the Great Northern, even though the State and the Palace both had over 3,000 seats. I think the Palace closed showing “Krakatoa, East of Java” but the Cinerama screen had been removed by then.
According to the archive of Cinerama Theater plans at UCLA, the Vogue Theater, which was owned by Stanley Warner, in the Cleveland suburb of Shaker Heights, was a candidate for conversion to Cinerama, but the company opted to build the Great Northern instead.
Ed, You probably did see the film about the eruption of Mt. Saint Helens at this theater; I remember seeing that film at an OmniMax in Seattle.
Here is a view of the theater’s entrance/lobby area: View link
Whoops – I meant Adolph, not Albert, Zukor.
There is a picture of the National Theatre on this webpage.
Ah, that is most likely the case then. However given Grauman’s flair for showmanship, I would suspect he did the same thing from time to time at the San Francisco location and at other locations the Graumans operated in northern California.
An article on p. 3 of the October 26, 1904 edition of the San Jose Evening News “Bank Robbers Are Caught” appears to be actually a synopsis of an evening’s fare at the Unique. The article describes Sid Grauman colorfully narrating the film that was a part of an evening’s offering of vaudeville and film. I think this activity may have been a sort of precursor to his later famous Prologues at his theaters in Los Angeles. View link
Here’s an article about David Grauman and crew wrecking the interior of the Unique in January of 1906.
Joe, if you were referring to the picture of a Unique Theatre on p. 399, that Unique Theatre was in Seattle, according to the caption.
An update on the transformation of the former Mann 10 to an upscale art theater called the Five Star; it does not indicate the number of screens but the seat count will be reduced from 2,500 to 508. View article
This theater recently had to close because a fire damaged the building’s antiquated electrical system; repair and upgrades are being made. There may also be some changes in the offing regarding the building’s future use. View article
The Friends of the Strand are engaged in a fund-raising drive to retire the theater’s renovation debt. Here is a related article that includes a video that shows the exterior and much of the interior.
According to this article, this theater will be renovated as a dine-and-view with seating reduced to 200 in the original auditorium with two smaller screening rooms built behind the theater.
Exterior photo: View link
A related website with history and photos.
A picture of the Nauticus Museum: View link
There is a picture of the the Unique on this webage.
Hereis a picture of the Gettysburg Village 10: View link