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Color photo of the Cinerama Dome building site, 6360 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, circa August 1963
This photo show us how quickly the Cinerama Dome was built. It opened at 6360 Sunset Blvd in Hollywood on November 7, 1963, however this photo was taken a scant 15 weeks before the opening, which dates this photo at … Continue reading
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Color photo looking east along Sunset Blvd from Cahuenga Blvd toward the Cinerama Dome, Hollywood, 1965
This is a mid-60s shot of Los Angeles if ever there was one. We’re looking east along Sunset Blvd from Cahuenga Blvd, past a Texaco gas station toward the Cinerama Dome. The Dome opened November 1963 (with the premiere of … Continue reading
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Color photo of the Cinerama Dome decorated for Easter for the premiere of “Mame,” Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, March 27, 1974
I don’t normally post photos as late as the 1970s, but this one was too cute not to. The movie musical “Mame” starring Lucille Ball had its premiere at the Cinerama Dome on Sunset Blvd on March 27, 1974. (We … Continue reading
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Aerial photo showing the Cinerama Dome under construction at Sunset Blvd and Morningside Court, Hollywood, 1963
Here’s a piece of Hollywood history in the making: An aerial photo showing the Cinerama Dome under construction on Sunset Blvd in 1963. It marked the first new major motion picture theater in Hollywood in 33 years, and in record … Continue reading
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Color photo looking east along Sunset Blvd to the Cinerama Dome theater, Hollywood, 1965
These days, the Cinerama Dome is crowded in on three side with developments of all types, so it’s a little strange to see it out there on its own during its early days. It opened in 1963 and this photo … Continue reading
Aerial shot looking north across Hollywood from the Cinerama Dome to the Hollywood sign, circa 1980s
On a particularly clear evening during what I take to be the 1960s – ** UPDATE ** – IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN THE 1980s – someone went up in an aircraft and took this shot of Hollywood. The white … Continue reading
Color shot of the Cinerama Dome at dusk, 6360 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, circa late 1963
In a city filled with crazy architecture, a simple dome-shaped theater managed to stand out. The Cinerama Dome was built in 1963 and opened on November 2 with the star-studded “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.” I don’t know … Continue reading
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Cinerama Dome Theatre under construction, 6360 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1963
In July of 1963, Pacific Theatees announced the construction of the Cinerama Dome, a huge dome-shaped theater at 6360 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, that would showcase Cinerama’s new 70mm single-strip motion picture presentation. (Before then, Cinerama movies were shown using a … Continue reading
Aerial photo looking north up Ivar Ave across Hollywood during the construction of the Cinerama Dome, 1963
In this aerial photo, we’re looking north across Hollywood from roughly the intersection Ivar and De Longpre Avenues. That circular structure in the foreground is the construction site of the Cinerama Dome theater, which was announced in February 1963 and … Continue reading
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Looking south down Vine Street, Hollywood, the night of the Cinerama Dome opening, November 2, 1963
This photo is as Hollywood as you can possibly get. It was taken at the top end of Vine Street looking south past the Capitol Records building on the night of November 2, 1963. That was the night of the … Continue reading
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