Century Drive-In 3560 W. Century Boulevard, Inglewood, CA - Cinerama in a drive-in theatre

Inglewood, CA

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Cinerama film formats 3-strip 3-strip dates 04/17/64 to 06/30/64

Cinerama in a drive-in theatre. Screen size 180 ft wide by 62 ft high, with a 30 ft curve, positioned 25 ft from the ground

The 3 projectors by Cinerama Inc are mounted 10 ft apart in a van with a throw of 310 ft and an angle of projection to the correct axis of the screen. Other equipment includes RCA sound, Ashcraft Core-lite lamps. Bausch & Lomb lenses & Burns Co speakers.

Drive-in capacity 1,100

Comment: Special Cinerama B prints used with 2 X magnetic strips for sound.

Photo format negative :safety ;10 x 14 cm. Photographic safety negatives

Title : Kelly-Holiday Mid-Century Aerial Photo Collection
Creator Kelly, Howard D - Date Created and /or Issued 1961

Contributor Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation

Publication Information Kelly-Holiday
Collection: Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection

Current status -Theatre closed and demolished in the 80’s.

Contributed by Greg Lynch -

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