Century 16 Stadium
2875 Elba Street,
Ventura,
CA
93003
2875 Elba Street,
Ventura,
CA
93003
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Previously operated by: Century Theatres
Functions: Church
Previous Names: Century 8 Stadium
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Opened on October 3, 1986 as an 8 screen stadium theatre. It was later expanded into 16 screens. The original auditoriums are round with curved screens on the front wall and the seating is semi-circular. The screens have moveable masking enabling movies in ‘scope format to be shown, a definite plus. The 8 new theatres that were added are not round, which would have fit look of the original 8. Instead, they added a big building to the side, and put in very small shoe-box sized theatres with small screens that are not able to show 'scope films. The sound in all 16 theatres is digital, although I have never seen a designation as to what kind in any of the new small box theatres. In the original 8 domes, I do know that there is DTS sound and I would presume they have standard Dolby Digital.
It was closed in October 2012.
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Robert Walker
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All 16-theatres can show scope films. The newer theatres likely just have top masking so that the width of the screen stays the same. Just because the width stays the same doesn’t mean they can’t show scope films.
This opened on October 3rd, 1986
The grand opening is in this newspaper section (you may have to pan a couple of pages to get to the full-page ad.)
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Cinemark plans on closing this theatre on 10/25/2012 the day prior to opening its new Century Riverpark 16 in nearby Oxnard.
http://www.keyt.com/news/local/ventura-county/New-Century-16-To-Open-Oct-26th-171435581.html
The new Century Riverpark 16 will be a Century ‘NextGen’ theater with an ‘XD’ (Extreme Digital) auditorium. NextGen: Every auditorium in the theatre complex offers wall-to-wall, ceiling-to-floor screens, Barco DLP projectors, RealD 3D versatility and 7.1 JBL sound systems. XD: The Cinemark XD auditorium will feature an oversized (38ft x 70ft), wall-to-wall and ceiling-to-floor screen, brand new plush seating, custom JBL sound system, and a Doremi server and Barco digital projector. The Cinemark website with details of the new theater: http://www.cinemark.com/theatre-detail.aspx?node_id=78238&showtime_date=
It appears this theater is now closed, as Mr. Neff mentioned earlier. Does anyone know if it has been demolished or is being used for another purpose now?
This building is now being used as a church.
Grand opening ad posted.