I was living in the area when the mall first opened. Grand opening was December 27th, 1967. It was — for the time — a modern and popular mall. The Colonial, when it first opened, was only a single screen Cinerama theater. This was years before the twining trend that took place in the ‘70’s. The original screen was something the likes of which wouldn’t bee seen again until IMAX would come along. I saw 2001: A Space Odyssey on that screen when it was first run — it was an experience.
I was living in the area when the mall first opened. Grand opening was December 27th, 1967. It was — for the time — a modern and popular mall. The Colonial, when it first opened, was only a single screen Cinerama theater. This was years before the twining trend that took place in the ‘70’s. The original screen was something the likes of which wouldn’t bee seen again until IMAX would come along. I saw 2001: A Space Odyssey on that screen when it was first run — it was an experience.