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JJSingh commented about GCC Sherman Oaks 1 & 2 on Apr 26, 2022 at 9:25 am

Was this RIGHT on the corner of Van Nuys and Milbank, where Best Buy is now, or was it a little further in where Gelson’s stands today? I’m trying to square the actual location with my memory!

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JJSingh commented about Box Office on Apr 26, 2022 at 9:24 am

Was this RIGHT on the corner of Van Nuys and Milbank, where Best Buy is now, or was it a little further in where Gelson’s stands today? I’m trying to square the actual location with my memory!

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JJSingh commented about Westgate Cinema City on Apr 26, 2022 at 8:25 am

Seattleprojectionist — that’s amazing. Thank you! I grew up in San Diego so was not a GCC person. This was the first and only time I had seen a “screen” like this and I sometimes thought I must have dreamt it. Wow. Thanks!

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JJSingh commented about Westgate Cinema City on Apr 26, 2022 at 12:09 am

Back in 1987, I spent quite a few days here while working for the Cleveland Plain Dealer during a summer internship. My memory is perhaps failing me, but I swear one of the screens in this complex had no, well, screen. The film was projected against a reflective wall, but with no actual screen. Can anyone confirm this for me … or confirm that I’m hallucinating my memories now? Thanks!

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JJSingh commented about Cinerama San Diego Marquee on Feb 27, 2019 at 8:34 pm

Not sure, but this was 30 years ago … preserving things wasn’t much on anyone’s mind, sadly!

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JJSingh commented about Marquee on Feb 7, 2019 at 6:07 pm

No longer the only picture! But I love seeing it in all its glory. Thanks for finding this!

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JJSingh commented about Entrance to Cinerama San Diego on Feb 1, 2019 at 9:25 pm

Sadly, I imagine they did. I know a lot of people who would have loved to have gotten their hands on THAT!

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JJSingh commented about Auditorium, Cinerama San Diego on Feb 1, 2019 at 9:24 pm

Hi Terry, Thanks! Glad you enjoyed seeing these photos I discovered! Actually, Pacific Theatres closed the Cinerama the day after the last screening. They opened a new theater about 500 yards away, which they called the Cinerama 7. It was near, but not on, the site of the original Cinerama San Diego.