Theatre

Loew's Cinerama

Cinerama film formats shown

3-strip and 70mm

3-strip dates

From 08/07/62 to 06/23/64

70mm dates

From 07/25/64 to 09/14/68

Screen curvature and size

90ft by 33ft

Address

1639 Broadway at 51st

Comments

Changed name to Loew's Capitol 11/02/64

Current status

Demolished

Pictures of the theatre below were taken in 1960 (other years noted) and are reproduced from the book Theaters: A Norton/Visual Sourcebook Library of Congress by Craig Morrison, (c) Library of Congress 2006, (c) Craig Morrison 2006, reproduced courtesy of the publisher W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Visit http://www.wwnorton.com/npbcatalog/nparch/731081.html if you would like to purchase the book.

 

below from August 30, 1959

Below from January 12, 1960

below from August 8, 1962

Below from the October 8, 1962 issue of Boxoffice

From the July 22, 1964 issue of Motion Picture Herald below