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!
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!
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!
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!
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.
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!
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!
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!
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!
Not sure, but this was 30 years ago … preserving things wasn’t much on anyone’s mind, sadly!
No longer the only picture! But I love seeing it in all its glory. Thanks for finding this!
Sadly, I imagine they did. I know a lot of people who would have loved to have gotten their hands on THAT!
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.