I grew up in Phila and remeber the Sameric well. What I can’t remeber is them ever showing Cinerama movies. Can anyone give me anymore information about what films played there in Cinerama. It is a shame that all the center city theaters are gone. It started in 1969 when the Randolph closed. The last showing was Tora Tora Tora. Than the Stanley went next a year later. There last film was Viva Max. RKO had promised to build a twin theater,but that never happened. The theater sat empty for many years. I think the next theater to go was the Arcadia which became a Roy Rogers hambugers joint In the early 80’s the Fox, Milgram(formally the RKO Stanton) and Stage Door Cinema closed. After I loved to Florida in 1983, the
rest of the center city theaters disapeared.I think the last one to go was the Midtown which is now the Prince Art theater.
New York had a great Cinerama theater from the 60 until the middle 80’s when it like most times square theaters was torn down to make way for a hotel.I remember going there for the first time in the late 70’s to see Hello Dolly which was presented just as it was originally in 1969 when it opened. I remeber being amazed at the curved screen. RKO kept the cinerama screen until it closed the theater in the 80’s.
I grew up in Phila and remeber the Sameric well. What I can’t remeber is them ever showing Cinerama movies. Can anyone give me anymore information about what films played there in Cinerama. It is a shame that all the center city theaters are gone. It started in 1969 when the Randolph closed. The last showing was Tora Tora Tora. Than the Stanley went next a year later. There last film was Viva Max. RKO had promised to build a twin theater,but that never happened. The theater sat empty for many years. I think the next theater to go was the Arcadia which became a Roy Rogers hambugers joint In the early 80’s the Fox, Milgram(formally the RKO Stanton) and Stage Door Cinema closed. After I loved to Florida in 1983, the
rest of the center city theaters disapeared.I think the last one to go was the Midtown which is now the Prince Art theater.
New York had a great Cinerama theater from the 60 until the middle 80’s when it like most times square theaters was torn down to make way for a hotel.I remember going there for the first time in the late 70’s to see Hello Dolly which was presented just as it was originally in 1969 when it opened. I remeber being amazed at the curved screen. RKO kept the cinerama screen until it closed the theater in the 80’s.