I would be interested to know whether this theatre was able to project the real Cinerama, 3 projector films. It certainly had the deep curved screen for them. I recall seeing 2001 A Space Odyssey there when it was first released as well as a few other movies that could take advantage of the screen but I am not sure whether they were single or 3 projector. As kids we used to go there on Saturday mornings and all we needed to get in was 6 bottle caps (from Dr. Peppers?). It wasn’t long before it began to decline although it became a fun spot for infamous midnight movies where a cloud of herbal smoke would quickly fill the entire theatre minutes after the show started. I had not seen it for decades but while visiting Roanoke recently noticed it appeared to be closed.
I would be interested to know whether this theatre was able to project the real Cinerama, 3 projector films. It certainly had the deep curved screen for them. I recall seeing 2001 A Space Odyssey there when it was first released as well as a few other movies that could take advantage of the screen but I am not sure whether they were single or 3 projector. As kids we used to go there on Saturday mornings and all we needed to get in was 6 bottle caps (from Dr. Peppers?). It wasn’t long before it began to decline although it became a fun spot for infamous midnight movies where a cloud of herbal smoke would quickly fill the entire theatre minutes after the show started. I had not seen it for decades but while visiting Roanoke recently noticed it appeared to be closed.