This was opened by Associated Independent theatres, which had many locations in the New York City region on September 28th, 1965. Grand opening ad posted. Later became part of Statewide, Loew’s, General Cinema and adult movie owners.
No projector, the screen is made up of LED diodes.
from Wikipedia:
“Upon its completion, the Sphere will be 366 feet (112 m) high and 516 feet (157 m) wide at its broadest point.[25] It will be the largest spherical building in the world at 875,000 sq ft (81,300 m2).[27] It will include seating for 18,600 people,[63][59] and all seats will have high speed internet access.[64] Haptic technology is incorporated in 10,000 of the venue’s seats.[63] Seating does not wrap around the entire sphere, instead covering approximately two-thirds of the interior while the stage takes up the remainder.[65] The venue can accommodate 20,000 people in standing capacity.[38] The sphere has nine levels, including the basement, where a VIP club will be located. A total of 23 suites will be included, across the third and fifth floors.[53]
The Sphere’s interior will be equipped with a 16K resolution wraparound LED screen, measuring 160,000 sq ft (15,000 m2).[66][63] It will be the largest and highest-resolution LED screen in the world.[46] The exterior of the venue will feature 580,000 sq ft (54,000 m2) of programmable lighting,[11][67] which can feature holiday themes, with the Sphere depicting a Halloween jack-o'-lantern or a Christmas snow globe, for instance.[5] Both the Interior and Exterior screens were manufactured by SACO Technologies, a Canadian company and world leader in LED video displays and lighting.[68] The Sphere will feature a spatial audio system based on Holoplot’s X1 speaker module, which uses beamforming and wave field synthesis technologies and is equipped with 96 drivers each.[69][70] The sound system will comprise 1,600 X1 speakers that will be installed behind the LED panels, along with 300 mobile modules, for a total of 167,000 speaker drivers.[71][72][73] The sound system will also deliver sound through the floorboards.[67] 4D features, including scent and wind, will also be used.[5]"
Grand opening ad from the OC Register posted. The Edwards Cinema West in Westminster also opened on the same day.
Grand opening ad posted.
This was opened by Associated Independent theatres, which had many locations in the New York City region on September 28th, 1965. Grand opening ad posted. Later became part of Statewide, Loew’s, General Cinema and adult movie owners.
Opened on January 29th, 1924.
Reopened as State-Art with “L'Avventura” on August 31st, 1961. Ad posted.
Renamed State theatre on January 19th, 1930 per:
Grand opening articles:
The Empire theatre reopened under new management on March 5th, 1910. Ad posted.
2nd page of the full-page ad:
Full page ad:
Cinedome 20 & 21 opening 17 Jun 1969, Tue Santa Ana Register (Santa Ana, California) Newspapers.com
Replaced the grand opening ad.
Opened June 30th, 1961. Small ad posted.
Deleted the 1964 grand opening ad and reposted a sharper version of it.
Grand opening ad posted.
Grand opening ad posted.
Grand opening ad:
Grand opening ad:
Fox Cinemaland opening 10 Apr 1968, Wed Santa Ana Register (Santa Ana, California) Newspapers.com
No projector, the screen is made up of LED diodes.
from Wikipedia: “Upon its completion, the Sphere will be 366 feet (112 m) high and 516 feet (157 m) wide at its broadest point.[25] It will be the largest spherical building in the world at 875,000 sq ft (81,300 m2).[27] It will include seating for 18,600 people,[63][59] and all seats will have high speed internet access.[64] Haptic technology is incorporated in 10,000 of the venue’s seats.[63] Seating does not wrap around the entire sphere, instead covering approximately two-thirds of the interior while the stage takes up the remainder.[65] The venue can accommodate 20,000 people in standing capacity.[38] The sphere has nine levels, including the basement, where a VIP club will be located. A total of 23 suites will be included, across the third and fifth floors.[53]
The Sphere’s interior will be equipped with a 16K resolution wraparound LED screen, measuring 160,000 sq ft (15,000 m2).[66][63] It will be the largest and highest-resolution LED screen in the world.[46] The exterior of the venue will feature 580,000 sq ft (54,000 m2) of programmable lighting,[11][67] which can feature holiday themes, with the Sphere depicting a Halloween jack-o'-lantern or a Christmas snow globe, for instance.[5] Both the Interior and Exterior screens were manufactured by SACO Technologies, a Canadian company and world leader in LED video displays and lighting.[68] The Sphere will feature a spatial audio system based on Holoplot’s X1 speaker module, which uses beamforming and wave field synthesis technologies and is equipped with 96 drivers each.[69][70] The sound system will comprise 1,600 X1 speakers that will be installed behind the LED panels, along with 300 mobile modules, for a total of 167,000 speaker drivers.[71][72][73] The sound system will also deliver sound through the floorboards.[67] 4D features, including scent and wind, will also be used.[5]"
Here’s the video of the screen showing its massive size.
Pre-construction photo
Seats 18,600, the largest cinema ever. Also features an outdoor screen.
Live video at:
Godzilla sits atop the cinema. Street view posted.
LA Times ad
The only discount screening of Return of the Jedi in 70/6 started on December 21st, 1983 for 4 weeks. Admission: $1.00
Heater policy promo: