Esquire IMAX Theatre
1219 K Street,
Sacramento,
CA
95814
1219 K Street,
Sacramento,
CA
95814
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Esquire IMAX Theatre (Official)
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Previously operated by: Blumenfeld Theater Circuit, Pussycat Theatres
Architects: William Bernard David
Functions: Movies (Family), Movies (First Run)
Styles: Streamline Moderne
Previous Names: Esquire Theatre, Esquire Cinerama Theatre
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
916.223.4629
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News About This Theater
- Apr 1, 2013 — "2001: A Space Odyssey" 45th Anniversary – The Cinerama Engagements
- Dec 14, 2009 — Remembering Cinerama (Part 44: Sacramento)
The Esquire Theatre was opened by Blumenfeld Theatres on March 15, 1940 with Melvyn Douglas in “The Amazing Mr. Williams”. It 1963 it was equipped with the 3-projector Cinerama process, opening with “This Is Cinerama”. Taken over by the Pussycat Theatres chain from 1974 to the early-1980’s. It was twinned in the early-1980’s and then turned into offices.
On July 8, 1999 the theatre was once again showing movies, with the IMAX format, and includes first run 3D features in its programming.
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William Gabel
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my name is mireya gomez I am not a member yet but could I get a map of the Sacramento Downtown Imax Theater
“300” is currently playing here in IMAX.
http://www.fromscripttodvd.com/300_imax_dmr.htm
Here is a photo, circa 1978:
http://tinyurl.com/27o9e3
Phantasm and Every Which Way But Loose. That’s one interesting double feature.
Re: Posting above by Bob Koch…If you are still around, let me know. I met you years ago when I was a young ‘pup’ just getting started in ‘theatre management’, (1950) in Sacramento. You seemed to ‘pop’ up ‘servicing’ in every area I went to work. Started at the ‘California’ and ‘Studio’ in Sacto. Later in Chico; Modesto; Alameda. Hope to hear from you for ‘shop talk’. J. Lewis JCL
Here are photos from 1940, 1982 and 1987:
http://tinyurl.com/qfh44e
http://tinyurl.com/orl2lh
http://tinyurl.com/q8csu8
A few November 2013 photos can be seen here and here, and a 2011 photo is here.
1968 photo added courtesy of Bill Kelder.
Opened on March 15th, 1940. Grand opening ads posted.
Reopened as Esquire IMAX on July 8th, 1999. Grand opening ad posted.