My cousin was manager at the Grand in the early 1970’s and I was in the projection booth many times, the projectors were indeed illuminated by carbon arc lamps and in fact the theatre was equipped with a 16 channel stereo sound system.
Update on the Grand. The Grand was placed on the market on 01/19/2006 and had a buyer by 01/21/2006. The name of the new owner has not yet been released but the real estate company representative stated that the new owner plans to keep the Grand running in the spirit of Bill Ivy, maintaining new releases at extremely low prices.
The Grand deservese to be restored and kept in operation, if for no other reason than the large screen and beautiful art deco style and it’s amazing run of continuous operation.
My cousin was manager at the Grand in the early 1970’s and I was in the projection booth many times, the projectors were indeed illuminated by carbon arc lamps and in fact the theatre was equipped with a 16 channel stereo sound system.
Update on the Grand. The Grand was placed on the market on 01/19/2006 and had a buyer by 01/21/2006. The name of the new owner has not yet been released but the real estate company representative stated that the new owner plans to keep the Grand running in the spirit of Bill Ivy, maintaining new releases at extremely low prices.
The Grand deservese to be restored and kept in operation, if for no other reason than the large screen and beautiful art deco style and it’s amazing run of continuous operation.