This theater had ground level projection booths. The projector would project into a mirror at ground level and bounce off of an elevated mirror and out to the screen.
A few things about this theater:
It had curtains on the screens, rare for a multiplex.
The Projection Booth was off-limits to everyone except for the Projectionist, of course, and the Theater Manager- No visitors or tours. It was said that Durwood did this so his Theater set-up would be hard to copy.
Finally, the Projection Booth used the change over method, employing 2 projectors with 6000' reels in the 4 Theaters.
This theatre is owned by the Santa Catalina Island Company. Their movies are booked through Pacific Theaters. Every June they have a Silent Movie Festival.
This theater had ground level projection booths. The projector would project into a mirror at ground level and bounce off of an elevated mirror and out to the screen.
In the days of union projectionists, AMC and the projectionist’s union would negotiate a separate contract for this theater because it had six screens
A few things about this theater:
It had curtains on the screens, rare for a multiplex.
The Projection Booth was off-limits to everyone except for the Projectionist, of course, and the Theater Manager- No visitors or tours. It was said that Durwood did this so his Theater set-up would be hard to copy.
Finally, the Projection Booth used the change over method, employing 2 projectors with 6000' reels in the 4 Theaters.
I believe it is now a church. Prior to 2001 it showed XXX movies.
This theatre is owned by the Santa Catalina Island Company. Their movies are booked through Pacific Theaters. Every June they have a Silent Movie Festival.
This is the same as the Avalon Theatre. It is located in the Casino on Catalina Island.
The Whittwood Theater was a Pacific Theater.