| Theatre | Summit Theatre |
| Cinerama film formats shown | 70mm |
| 3-strip dates | |
| 70mm dates | From 03/16/65 to 09/11/69 |
| Screen curvature and size | 120 degree screen |
| Address | 300 W. Lafayette Blvd. |
| Comments | The manager of the Music Hall went to the Summit when the Summit opened, and he liked the Summit because it had straight-on projection (whereas the Music Hall Projectors were installed quite low, which meant all 70mm had the upper left/right corners masked off and looked awkward). The color of the Summit curtains (which extended took up the sides and back of the house, were a watermelon color, so there was way too much reflection during bright, outdoor scenes of any picture that played there. Once Cinerama left the Summit, it eventually became a porn house and you should have seen what that looked like. In 1977 two guys got a hold of a 70mm print of 2001 and played it at the Summit for about 1 or 2 weeks. They even used "presented in Cinerama" in the newspaper clippings. Attendance was low. At that time the curtain did not even work. The Summit 35/70mm projectors went to the Redford Theater; a portion of the watermelon curtains went to the Trenton (MI) live theater (which is a small community theater). Closed 03/24/71. Reopened as Pandora |
| Current status | Demolished October 1977 |
List of Cinerama films that played at the theatre from Cinema Treasures
CIRCUS WORLD
Premiere: March 16, 1965
Duration: 7 weeks
MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY
Premiere: May 4, 1965
Duration: 10 weeks
THE HALLELUJAH TRAIL
Premiere: July 20, 1965
Duration: 18 weeks
BATTLE OF THE BULGE
Premiere: December 25, 1965
Duration: 17 weeks
MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY (Return Engagement)
Premiere: April 25, 1966
GRAND PRIX
Premiere: January 25, 1967
Duration: 38 weeks
CUSTER OF THE WEST
Premiere: January 25, 1968
Duration: 11 weeks
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Premiere: April 10, 1968
Duration: 47 weeks
ICE STATION ZEBRA
Premiere: March 5, 1969
Duration: 16 weeks
KRAKATOA, EAST OF JAVA
Premiere: June 26, 1969
Duration: 11 weeks
