J. Evan Miller collection of Cinerama Theater Plans, 1938-
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Finding Aid for the J. Evan Miller collection of Cinerama Theater Plans, 1938-
Collection number: 1546
UCLA Library Special Collections
Los Angeles, CA
Contact Information
- UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific
Time)
- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
- URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
- Originally processed by:
- Dan Luckenbill, Dydia Delyser and Lilace Hatayama, January 1988 and April 1991
- Reprocessed by:
- Robert Whalley, with assistance from Laurel McPhee, 2005.
- Encoded by:
- Caroline Cubé
- Online finding aid edited by:
- Josh Fiala, April 2002
© 2001 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: J. Evan Miller collection of Cinerama Theater Plans,
Date (inclusive): 1938-
Collection number: 1546
Creator:
Miller, J. Evan
Extent: 4 cartons (4 linear ft.)
77 oversize boxes
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: The cinerama process, originally developed by Frederick Waller (1939), was the first effective wide-screen process. The Cinerama
Releasing Corporation (CRC) faced competition from cheaper wide-screen processes and began major construction on new buildings
designed specifically for the Cinerama process (mid-1950s). CRC dissolved (mid-1970s), leaving the buildings, many doomed
to technological obsolescence. The collection consists of nearly all the architectural plans, including brown lines, prints
and unique pencil renderings on tissue from 1960 through the late-1960s collected by Miller for 263 theatres.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright
and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special
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Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of J. Evan Miller, 1987.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], J. Evan Miller collection of Cinerama Theater Plans (Collection 1546). UCLA Library Special Collections,
Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography/History
The cinerama process, originally developed by Frederick Waller (1939), was the first effective wide-screen process; distribution
required extensive renovation of existing theatres or new construction of buildings to accommodate projection booths, screens,
and surround sound equipment; Cinerama Releasing Corporation (CRC) faced competition from cheaper wide-screen processes and
began major construction on new buildings designed specifically for the Cinerama process (mid-1950s); CRC dissolved (mid-1970s),
leaving the buildings, many doomed to technological obsolescence.
Biographical Narrative
This Is Cinerama opened at a world premiere in New York on September 30, 1952. Its record-breaking 122 week engagement there
touched off a wide-screen craze in the 50s that temporarily reversed the flow of audiences from movie theatres to their TV
sets by offering a picture big enough to engulf the audience.
The Cinerama process was the first, largest, most expensive and most effective of the wide-screen processes that revolutionized
the motion picture industry in the 1950s. Within 20 years, the process would require the redesign and construction of several
hundred theatres on 7 continents.
Frederick Waller of Huntington, New York, originally devised an electronically synchronized multi-camera, multi-projector
system for the 1939 New York World's Fair. He first attempted a 16-millimeter process which debuted at an oil company pavilion
at the fair. Over the next thirteen years, he simplified and refined the system to a three-camera process, projecting a picture
ration of nearly 3 to 1 (the widest in the industry).
News commentator and world traveler Lowell Thomas was a principal investor and starred in the first Cinerama production. The
distribution of the pictures required extensive renovation of existing theatres or new construction of building to accommodate
three separate projection booths, huge screens and surround sound equipment.
The process first focused on special effects for maximum impact on audiences. Early Cinerama releases fell somewhere between
travelogues and documentaries. The development costs for the process were offset at first by use of existing theatres which
were modified under lease, and avoidance of big name starring actors which had nearly bankrupt several competing major studios.
By the mid 1950s, however, Cinerama had saturated the side-screen novelty market, and was faced with increasing competition
from cheaper wide-screen processes such as Cinemascope, VistaVision, Cinemiracle, and Panavision. Consequently, Cinerama embarked
upon a major construction campaign during which they acquired leases on new buildings designed specifically for the process,
and by 1962 had begun production of major "blockbuster" feature length films, garnering Academy Award nominations.
How the West Was Won, which opened in 1962, marked the high-water mark of Cinerama Releasing Corporation as a motion picture
studio. It was the most expensive picture they ever produced, and was based on an historical theme. Narrated by Spencer Tracy,
it was produced in three separate units, directed by John Ford, Henry Hathaway, and George Marshall. Alfred Newman was nominated
for his spectacular musical score, and the cast included a veritable parade of superstars: James Steward, Henry Fonda, Gregory
Peck, John Wayne, Debbie Reynolds, Carroll Baker, Carolyn Jones, Karl Malden, Robert Preston, George Peppard, Eli Wallach,
Richard Widmark, Walter Brennan, Andy Devine, Raymond Massey, Agnes Moorehead, Russ Tamblyn and Henry Morgan.
Cited by film critics as the best blend of Hollywood filmmaking tradition and widescreen effects, the picture was nominated
by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as Best Picture of 1962, and for best screenplay, best cinematography and
best musical score. It was an award for best screenplay of the year.
By 1970, however, Cinerama suffered the same fate as all the other wide-screen processes, and succumbed along with high-priced
exclusive engagement road-show film attractions. By the mid 1970s, Cinerama was little more than a distribution outlet for
more conventional films made by independent producers.
Cinerama filed for bankruptcy and was dissolved, leaving behind a world-wide legacy of buildings modified or built to their
specifications, many of them doomed to technological obsolescence. The decline if Cinerama ironically coincided with the appearance
of newer and larger projection system made possible by newer generations of optics and engineering, under the name of IMAX.
IMAX, utilizing a 150 millimeter process and double curved screen format, debuted at world's fairs in the early 1970s and
although it has not emerged as a feature film format, may someday take up the legacy left by Cinerama.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of nearly all the architectural plans, including brown lines, prints and unique pencil renderings on tissue
from 1960 through the late-1960s collected by Miller for 263 theatres. Includes both submission and final plans for theatres
created especially for Cinerama as well as a full documentation of remodeling adaptions. Most of the individual submissions
contain multiple parts often including preliminary schematics, renderings and plans, corrected renderings and plans, and final
working prints.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by theater.
Processing History
The collection was donated in four oversize cartons and several dozen tubes in 1987. Working off the original donor inventory,
several Manuscripts Division staff members brieflisted the collection in 1990 and transferred it to SRLF. The collection was
re-examined by Robert Whalley in 2005, when approximately 150 plans were removed from the tubes and flattened in oversize
map folders, and project plans that had been divided were reunited in single folders. Architect's names and dates, as well
as descriptions of any original drawings, were added to the finding aid, and the new container list was arranged into geographical
series levels to enhance access to the collection.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Theater--Architecture--Archival resources.
Motion picture theaters--Archival resources.
Motion picture theaters--Reconstruction--Archival resources.
Genres and Forms of Material
Architectural drawings.
Renderings.
Africa
1958-1960
Scope and Content Note
Includes theater plans from South Africa.
Box 116
Plaza Kinema, Johannesburg, South Africa
1958
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. A plan and sections (some original drawings).
Box 188
Cinerama Theater, Johannesburg, South Africa
1960
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Fink and Herbert. Plans, sections, elevations, mechanicals and details (some original Cinerama drawings).
Asia
1959-1965
Scope and Content Note
Includes theater plans from China, India, Israel, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand.
Box 6
Namba Theater, Osaka, Japan
1964
Scope and Content Note
Drew Eberson. Plans and a section.
Box 38
Orchard Rd Theater, Singapore, Singapore
1963-1965
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and S. T. S. Leong. Plans, sections, elevations and details (some original Cinerama drawings).
Box 59
Sky Theater, Singapore, Singapore
1959-1961
Scope and Content Note
Ho Kwong Yew and Sons and Cinerama. Plans, sections, elevations and details (some original Cinerama drawings).
Box 119
Taipei Theater, Taipei, Taiwan
1963
Scope and Content Note
Unknown. Plans and a section.
Box 129
Calcutta Cinerama, Calcutta, India
1959
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plan and section (some original drawings).
Box 139
Cinerama Theater, Tel Aviv, Israel
1959
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. A plan.
Box 140
Palace Theater, Kyoto, Japan
1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Unknown. Plans, sections and details (some original Cinerama drawings).
Box 144
Tokyo Theater, Tokyo, Japan
1962
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans and sections (some original drawings).
Box 148
Asahi Kaikan, Fukuoka, Japan
1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plan and section.
Box 166
Imperial Theater, Tokyo, Japan
no date
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plan and section (some original drawings).
Box 171
Cinerama Theater, Manila, Philippines
1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Angel E. Nakpil. Plans and sections (some original Cinerama drawings).
Box 172
Nagoya Cinerama, Theater, Nagoya, Japan
1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and T. Yamashita. Plans, sections, details, renderings (some original Cinerama drawings).
Box 173
Chunichi Cinerama, Kaikan, Fukuoka, Japan
1963
Scope and Content Note
T. Yamashita. Plans, sections, elevations.
Box 178
O.S. Theater, Osaka, Japan
1962
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans and sections (some original drawings).
Box 182
Office and Theater Building (proposal), Kowloon, China
1961
Scope and Content Note
Hsin-Yieh. Plans, sections, elevations.
Box 183
New Cinema (proposal), Kowloon, China
1965
Scope and Content Note
Hsin-Yieh. Plans, sections.
Box 215
Krung Kasem Theater, Bangkok, Thailand
no date
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plan and section (some original drawings).
Australasia
1958-1965
Scope and Content Note
Includes theater plans from Australia and New Zealand.
Box 121
Plaza Theater, Sydney, Australia
1958
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans and sections.
Box 135
Mayfair Theater, Auckland, New Zealand
1958
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans and sections (some original drawings).
Box 143
Plaza Theater, Melbourne, Australia
1958
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans and sections (some original drawings).
Box 224
Mayfair Theater, Christchurch, New Zealand
1961-1965
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans and sections. One b/w photograph of the theater audience during a film presentation.
Box 225
Ambassadors Theater, Perth, Australia
1963
Scope and Content Note
Howard Bonner and Associates. Plan and section.
Europe
1928-1963
Scope and Content Note
Includes theater plans from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,
and the United Kingdom.
Box 13
Draken Theater, Göteborg, Sweden
1956-1960
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Nils Einar Ericsson. Plans, sections and details (some original Cinerama drawings).
Box 17
Broadway Theater, Manchester, United Kingdom
1931-1933
Scope and Content Note
Drury and Gomersall. Plans, sections, elevations (also plans and sections for a proposed theater in Northenden, Manchester)
Box 24
ABC (Bristol Rd) Cinerama, Birmingham, United Kingdom
1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and C.J. Foster. Plans and sections.
Box 53
Coliseum Cinema, Glasgow, United Kingdom
1931-1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, William R. Glen and C. J. Foster. Plans, sections and details (some original Cinerama drawings).
Box 56
Brancaccio Theater, Rome, Italy
1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and unknown architect. Plans and sections.
Box 83
Theatre Royal, Manchester, United Kingdom
1957
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Drury and Gomersill. Plans, sections (some original Cinerama drawings).
Box 92
Carlton Theater, London, United Kingdom
1958-1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Lewis Soloman, Kaye and Partners. Also known as the Stoll Theater. Plans and sections (some original Cinerama
drawings).
Box 117
Dominion Theater, London, United Kingdom
1928
Scope and Content Note
W and T.R. Milburn. Plans and sections.
Box 118
Coliseum Theater, London, United Kingdom
1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans and sections (some original drawings).
Box 120
Park Hall Cinema, Cardiff, United Kingdom
1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plan and section (some original drawings).
Box 124
The Royalty Theater, London, United Kingdom
1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plan and section.
Box 125
Teatro Albeniz, Madrid, Spain
1958
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Unknown. Plans, sections and details (some original Cinerama drawings).
Box 127
Kinopalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
1961
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans, sections and details (some original drawings).
Box 128
Electric Cinema, Dublin, Ireland
1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans and sections (some original drawings).
Box 130
Lutusca Theater, Rotterdam, Netherlands
1959
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plan and section (some original drawings).
Box 132
State Theater, Phibsboro, Ireland
1961
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plan and section (some original drawings).
Box 133
Super Cinema Roma, Rome, Italy
1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans and sections (some original drawings).
Box 137
Aarhus Hallen Theater, Aarhus, Denmark
1962
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and unknown
Box 141
Capitol Theater, Berlin, Germany
1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans and sections (some original drawings).
Box 142
Scala Theater, Rotterdam, Netherlands
1960
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans and sections (some original drawings).
Box 145
Gaumont Theater, Birmingham, United Kingdom
1963
Scope and Content Note
Stephen Easten Ltd (Building Contractors) and Cinerama. Plans and sections (some original Cinerama drawings).
Box 146
Royal Cinema, Rome, Italy
1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans and sections (some original drawings).
Box 147
Cine Oeste, Valencia, Spain
1962
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans and sections (some original drawings).
Box 149
Rigoletto Theater, Stockholm, Sweden
1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans and section (some original drawings).
Box 150
Broglie Theater, Strasbourg, France
1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plan and section (some original drawings).
Box 152
Gartenbaukino, Vienna, Austria
1961
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plan and section (some original drawings).
Box 153
Winter Palace (Vinterpalatset), Stockholm, Sweden
1959
Scope and Content Note
Unknown and Cinerama. Plans and sections (some original Cinerama drawings).
Box 154
Queens Theater, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
1962-1963
Scope and Content Note
Stephen Easten Ltd (Building Contractors) and Cinerama. Plans and sections (some original Cinerama drawings).
Box 155
Cinema Variétés, Brussels, Belgium
1961
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Marcel and Paul Mignot. Plans, sections and details (some original Cinerama drawings).
Box 156
Metropolitan Theater, Naples, Italy
1956
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plan and section (some original drawings).
Box 157
Star Theater, Palermo, Italy
1956
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plan and section (some original drawings).
Box 158
Lux Theater, Turin, Italy
1956
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plan and section (some original drawings).
Box 159
Universale Theater, Genova, Italy
1956
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plan and section (some original drawings).
Box 160
Verdi Theater, Florence, Italy
1956
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plan and section (some original drawings).
Box 161
Arena Del Sole, Bologna, Italy
1956
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plan and section (some original drawings).
Box 162
Teatro Nuevo, Barcelona, Spain
1958
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans and sections (some original drawings).
Box 164
Amiralen Theater, Malmö, Sweden
1960
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plan and section.
Box 169
Theater de L'Empire, Paris, France
1961
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Unknown. Plans and sections (some original Cinerama drawings).
Box 176
Europa Theater, Lisbon, Portugal
1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Rodrigues. Plans and sections (some original drawings).
Box 177
London Casino, London, United Kingdom
1954
Scope and Content Note
Frederick Baessler. Plans, section and details. Original booth extension drawing (possibly by Cinerama).
Box 187
ABC Theater, Marsailles, France
1956
Scope and Content Note
G. Peynet. Plans, sections and details.
Box 200
Teatro Manzioni, Milan, Italy
1955
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Alziro Bergonzo. Partial Plans, alterations, details.
Box 201
Il Sisitina, Rome, Italy
1955
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Unknown. Plans, sections, alterations, details.
North America
1922-1966
Scope and Content Note
The bulk of North American theater plans are from the United States, but this series also includes theaters in Canada, Cuba,
El Salvador, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, and Puerto Rico.
Box 2
Strand Theater, Scranton, PA, United States
1961
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans and sections.
Box 3
Meadowbrook Theater, East Meadow, NY, United States
1949
Scope and Content Note
ECA Bullock. Plans and sections.
Box 4
Poli Theater, Bridgeport, CT, United States
1961
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans and sections.
Box 7
Cinerama Corporation Offices, New York, NY, United States
1963-1965
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Stephen Lee and Associates, Industrial Design. Floor plans and details of offices; plans and sections of a proposed
screening-room etc
Box 8
Twin Cinema Theater, Louisville, KY, United States
1964
Scope and Content Note
William Riseman Associates. Plans and sections
Box 9
Cine Plaza, Mexico City, Mexico
1959-1962
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and F.J. Serrano. Plans and sections (some original Cinerama drawings).
Box 10
Charles Center Theater Building, Baltimore, MD, United States
1965
Scope and Content Note
John M. Johansen. Plans and sections.
Box 11
Theater, Greenburgh, NY, United States
1965
Scope and Content Note
Herbst and Rusciano. Plans, sections and elevations.
Box 12
Century Theater, Walt Whitman Shopping Center, Huntington, NY, United States
1962
Scope and Content Note
Welton Becket. Plans, sections, details.
Box 14
Cinema '70 Theater, Colorado Springs, CO, United States
1965
Scope and Content Note
Lusk and Wallace. Plans, sections and details.
Box 15
Circle Theater, Brookline, MA, United States
1965
Scope and Content Note
William Riseman Associates. Plans, sections, sight-line diagrams, seating plans (multiple iterations of each).
Box 19
Cinerama Headquarters, Forum Theater (1 of 2), Los Angeles, CA, United States
ca. 1960-1961
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, William Smull and Clarence J. Smale. Alterations, plans, elevations, sections, details etc (some original Cinerama
drawings)
Box 20
Lux Theater, Panama City, Panama
1962
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, Ben Schlanger, De Roux and Bermudez and Jorge E. Yau. Plans, sections, details and two exterior perspective renderings
(some original Cinerama drawings).
Box 22
Glendale Theater, Toronto, Canada
1946
Scope and Content Note
Kaplan and Sprachman. Plans, sections, elevations, framing plan and details.
Box 23
Teatro Latino, Mexico City, Mexico
1960
Scope and Content Note
Unknown. Electrical and Lighting Plans.
Box 25
Cooper Cinerama Theater, Denver, CO, United States
1960
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Richard L. Crowther. Schematics, plans, sections, elevations, details. See also Folder 125m.
Box 26
Cooper Cinerama Theater, St Louis Park, MN, United States
1961-1962
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Richard L. Crowther. Schematics, plans, sections, elevations, details. See also Folder 125m.
Boxes 27-28
Martin Cinerama, New Orleans, LA, United States
1962
Physical Description: [2 boxes.]
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Finch Alexander Barnes Rothschild and Paschal. Schematics, plans, sections, plumbing, electrical, details etc.
Boxes 29-30
Martin Cinerama, San Antonio, TX, United States
1962
Physical Description: [2 boxes.]
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Finch Alexander Barnes Rothschild and Paschal. Schematics, plans, sections, plumbing, electrical, details etc.
Box 31
Cass Theater, Detroit, MI, United States
1962
Scope and Content Note
Drew Eberson. Also known as Summit Cinerama. Plans, sections, details.
Box 32
Coral Gables Theater, Coral Gables, FL, United States
1955
Scope and Content Note
Peterson and Shuflin. Plans, sections, elevations, details, mechanicals
Box 33
Town Theater, Omaha, NE, United States
1958
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Richard L. Crowther. Remodeling, plans, sections, elevations, details.
Box 34
Martin Cinerama, San Francisco, CA, United States
1962
Scope and Content Note
Finch Alexander Barnes Rothschild and Paschal. Schematics (site-plan, plan, sections)
Boxes 35-36
Martin Cinerama, Seattle, WA, United States
1962-1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Finch Alexander Barnes Rothschild and Paschal. Plans, elevations, sections, details.
Box 37
Grand Theater, Cincinnati, OH, United States
1939
Scope and Content Note
John Eberson. Plans, sections, framing and mechanicals.
Box 39
Dario Theater, San Salvador, El Salvador
1962
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Noltenius Choussy. Plans, sections, elevations and alterations.
Box 40
Northland Cinema, Southfield, MI, United States
1966
Scope and Content Note
Theodore Rogvoy Associates Inc. Also known as Millennium Theater. Plans, sections and a detailed wall section.
Box 41
Brainerd Theater, Chattanooga, TN, United States
1948-1964
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Gill and Bianculli. Plans, sections, elevations, details, framing and wiring plans (some original Cinerama drawings).
Box 42
Park Theater, St. Louis Park, MN, United States
1965
Scope and Content Note
Gingold-Pink. Alterations. Plans and sections.
Box 43
Theater for Barton Theaters, Oklahoma City, OK, United States
1964
Scope and Content Note
Robert Alan Bowlby. Plans, sections, elevations, details, electrical, mechanical.
Box 44
Cinerama Dome, Los Angeles, CA, United States
1963
Scope and Content Note
Welton Becket. Also known as the Pacific Cinerama Center. Lower level plan, sections, booth plan.
Box 45
Charlottetown Twin Cinemas, Charlotte, NC, United States
1962
Scope and Content Note
William Riseman Associates. Plans, sections, elevations, details.
Box 46
Moorhead Theater, Moorhead, MN, United States
1940
Scope and Content Note
Liebenberg and Kaplan. Interior elevations, details and marquee details.
Box 48
Broadway Theater, New York, NY, United States
1952
Scope and Content Note
William Lescaze. Plans, sections, details.
Boxes 51-52
Martin Cinerama, Atlanta, GA, United States
1962
Physical Description: [2 boxes.]
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Finch Alexander Barnes Rothschild and Paschal. Also known as Tower Theater. Schematics, plans, sections, plumbing,
electrical, details etc.
Box 57
Teck Theater, Buffalo, NY, United States
1954
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, Plan and section.
Box 58
Northstar Cinema, San Antonio, TX, United States
1963
Scope and Content Note
William Riseman Associates. Plans, sections, details.
Box 60
Theater at Crossroads, Kingston, Jamaica
1958
Scope and Content Note
John and Drew Eberson. Plans, sections and details.
Box 61
Masonic Temple,, Bridgeport, CT, United States
1964
Scope and Content Note
Westcott and Mapes. Plans, sections, elevations, details.
Box 62
Loew's State Theater, New York, NY, United States
1958
Scope and Content Note
John J. McNamara. Alterations. Plan, interior elevations and proscenium drapery details.
Box 63
Cinerama Theater, San Diego, CA, United States
1962
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Richard George Wheeler. Plans, sections, elevations, details, framing plans, mechanical etc (some original Cinerama
drawings).
Box 64
Las Vegas Cinerama, Las Vegas, NV, United States
1963
Scope and Content Note
Perry Neuschatz. Plans, sections, elevations, details, mechanical etc.
Box 65
Warner Cinerama, Los Angeles, CA, United States
1953-1962
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, Drew Eberson and William D. Coffey (structural engineer). Also known as the Pacific. Plans, sections, details etc
(some original Cinerama drawings).
Box 66
Warner Theater, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
1953-1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Frederick Baessler. Plans, sections and details (some original Cinerama drawings).
Box 67
Windsor Cinerama Theater, Houston, TX, United States
1961-1962
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and L. C. Kyburz. Plans, sections, elevations, details, mechanical etc (some original Cinerama drawings).
Box 68
Route 59 Theater, Nanuet, NY, United States
1961-1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, Karl Schumacher and Philip Laura. Plans, sections, elevations, details etc.
Box 69
Warner-Earle Theater, Washington, D.C., United States
1953-1962
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Frederick Baessler. Plans and sections.
Box 70
Warner Theater, New York, NY, United States
1953-1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, William Lescaze and John and Drew Eberson. Also known as The Strand. Plan, sections, details, booth enlargements,
installation details etc.
Box 71
Beacham Theater, Orlando, FL, United States
1964
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, Robert E. Collins and Drew Eberson. Plans, sections, details.
Box 72
Colonial Plaza Mall Theater, Orlando, FL, United States
1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Robert E. Collins. Plans, sections, details.
Box 73
Orpheum Theater, Denver, CO, United States
1931
Scope and Content Note
C.W. and G.L. Rapp. Plans, sections and details.
Box 74
Cinerama Headquarters, Forum Theater (2 of 2), Los Angeles, CA, United States
1922-1960
Scope and Content Note
Edward Borgmeyer and William Smull. Copies of original plans, alterations, details etc
Box 75
Capitol Theater, New York, NY, United States
1962-1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and John J. McNamara. Also known as Loews Cinerama. Plans, sections, details, projection booth details, schematic
wiring plan, sketch of an interior design proposal etc
(some original Cinerama drawings).
Box 76
Fox California Theater, San Diego, CA, United States
1940-1941
Scope and Content Note
S. Charles Lee and C. A. Balch. Alterations. Plans, sections, interior and exterior elevations, details and a seating plan.
Box 77
St. James Theater, Asbury Park, NJ, United States
1935-1949
Scope and Content Note
Schacht Associates and others. Various detail drawings for steel, marble and glass door and wall-panel installation.
Box 82
Valentine Theater, Toledo, OH, United States
1942-1964
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, Drew Eberson and C.W. and G. L. Rapp.
Box 84
Radio Centro Theater, Havana, Cuba
1956-1957
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plan and section (some original drawings).
Box 85
Randolph Theater, Philadelphia, PA, United States
1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans, sections and details (some original drawings).
Box 86
Michael Todd Theater, Chicago, IL, United States
1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans and a section.
Box 87
Villa Theater, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans and sections.
Box 88
Fox Theater, Albuquerque, NM, United States
1962-1964
Scope and Content Note
Drew Eberson and Richard L. Crowther. Plans, sections, details, wiring and electrical.
Box 89
Pawaa Theater, Honolulu, HI, United States
1962
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans and sections (some original drawings).
Box 90
Georgia Theater, Dekalb County, GA, United States
1964-1965
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Brookbank and Murphy. Plans, sections, details (some original Cinerama drawings).
Box 91
Rialto Theater, Louisville, KY, United States
1961
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans and sections.
Box 93
Broadway Theater, Portland, OR, United States
1961
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans and sections.
Box 94
Palace Theater, Memphis, TN, United States
1960
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans, sections and a wiring plan.
Box 95
Rivoli Theater, New York, NY, United States
1961
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans and sections.
Box 96
Princess Theater, Honolulu, HI, United States
1958
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans and sections (original drawings).
Box 97
Colonial Theater, Richmond, VA, United States
1962
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans and sections (original drawings).
Box 98
Sanford Theater, Irvington, NJ, United States
1959
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans and sections (original drawings).
Box 99
Cooper Theater, Oklahoma City, OK, United States
1960
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans, sections and a wiring plan (some original drawings).
Box 100
North Park Theater, San Diego, CA, United States
no date
Scope and Content Note
Unknown. Plans.
Box 101
Rivoli Theater, Houston, TX, United States
1960
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans and sections.
Box 102
Paramount Theater, Portland, OR, United States
1960
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plan and section.
Box 103
MGM Studios, Stage no. 2, Culver City, CA, United States
1960
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plan and section (some original drawings).
Box 104
Eric Theater, Fairless Hills, PA, United States
1962
Scope and Content Note
John T. Brugger. Plan, sections, details.
Box 105
Merritt Theater, Bridgeport, CT, United States
1960
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans and sections.
Box 106
Sunshine Theater, Albuquerque, NM, United States
1962
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans and sections.
Box 107
Paramount Theater, Toledo, OH, United States
1960
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans and sections.
Box 108
Uptown Theater, Houston, TX, United States
1959
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama.
Box 109
Memrose Theater, Norfolk, VA, United States
1961
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plan and section (some original drawings).
Box 110
Bethany Theater, Phoenix, AZ, United States
1961
Scope and Content Note
Elmo K. Lathrop. Plans, sections, elevations, perspective rendering.
Box 111
Palace Theater, Chicago, IL, United States
1961
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plan and a wiring plan.
Box 112
Vogue Theater, Shaker Heights, OH, United States
1964-1965
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Drew Eberson. Plans, sections (some original Cinerama drawings).
Box 113
Colvin Theater, Kenmore, NY, United States
1942-1965
Scope and Content Note
Russell Goodwin Larke. A plan, section and elevation.
Box 114
Palace Theater, Milwaukee, WI, United States
1957
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plan and section (some original drawings).
Box 122
Sheridan Theater, Miami Beach, FL, United States
1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plan and section.
Box 123
Colonial Theater, Hartford, CT, United States
1960
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Abraham Woolf and Associates. Plans, sections, details etc (some original Cinerama drawings)
Box 126
Ritz Theater, Birmingham, AL, United States
1962
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans, sections and details (some original drawings).
Box 131
McVickers Theater, Chicago, IL, United States
1962
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans, sections and a wiring plan (some original drawings).
Box 138
Five Points Theater, Jacksonville, FL, United States
1961
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plan, section and a wiring plan (some original drawings).
Box 163
Orpheum Theater, San Francisco, CA, United States
1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and William D. Coffey (structural engineer). Plans and sections.
Box 167
Cine Teresa, Mexico City, Mexico
no date
Scope and Content Note
F. J. Serrano. Plans and sections. Folder includes a poster advertising a 'Cantinflas' plaster doll (the poster is not specifically
related to the Cine Teresa).
Box 174
Southgate Theater, Milwaukee, WI, United States
1964
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Grassold-Johnson. Plans, sections and details (some original Cinerama drawings).
Box 175
Eastwood Mall Theater, Birmingham, AL, United States
1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Fuller and Crawford. Plans, sections, elevations and details (some original Cinerama drawings).
Box 179
Colonie Theater, Colonie, NY, United States
1963
Scope and Content Note
Albany Steel and Iron Supply Co. Foundation and floor plans, elevations, steel framing and details.
Box 180
Crescent Theater, Nashville, TN, United States
1950-1964
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, Drew Eberson and Marr and Holman. Plans, sections, column schedule, details (some original Cinerama drawings).
Box 181
Proposed Theater Project, Boston, MA, United States
1964
Scope and Content Note
Samuel Glaser Associates. Schematics, plans, sections, elevations.
Box 184
Cinerama Theater, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1964
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Angel Aviles and Associates. Plans and sections (some original Cinerama drawings).
Box 186
Imperial Theater, Montreal, Canada
1954
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Nobbs and Nobbs. Plans, sections and details.
Box 190
Kachina Theater, Scottsdale, AZ, United States
1960-1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Ray Parrish. Plans, sections, elevations, framing, mechanicals, lighting and details
Box 191
Martin Cinerama, St .Louis, MO, United States
1962
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Finch Alexander Barnes Rothschild and Paschal. Plans, sections, elevations and details.
Box 193
Strand Theater, Madison, WI, United States
1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plan and section.
Box 194
Fox Theater, Phoenix, AZ, United States
1930
Scope and Content Note
S. Charles Lee. Plan and sections.
Box 195
Century Theater, Minneapolis, MN, United States
1954
Scope and Content Note
Frederick Baessler. Plans, sections and details.
Box 196
Southgate Cinema, Maple Heights, OH, United States
1963
Scope and Content Note
William Riseman Associates. Plans, sections and details.
Box 197
Broadway-Capitol Theater, Detroit, MI, United States
1960
Scope and Content Note
United Detroit Theaters and International Seat Corp. Seating plan and alterations.
Box 198
Warner Theater, Oklahoma City, OK, United States
1944
Scope and Content Note
Parr and Aderhold. Interior reconstruction drawings.
Box 202
Indian Hills Theater, Omaha, NE, United States
1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans, sections, details (some original drawings). Drawings related to other Cooper Cinerama, projects.
Box 203
Georgetown Theater (and others), Indianapolis, IN, United States
1965
Scope and Content Note
Everett I. Brown. Plans, sections, seating plans, sight-lines.
Box 204
West Theater, Green Bay, WI, United States
no date
Scope and Content Note
Unknown. Partial plans, sections, details.
Box 205
State Theater, Minneapolis, MN, United States
no date
Scope and Content Note
Frederick Baessler. Plans, and a section.
Box 206
Walter Reade Theater, Eatontown, NJ, United States
1963
Scope and Content Note
Robert Alan Bowlby. Plans, sections, elevations, details.
Box 207
Big Town Mall Theater, Mesquite, TX, United States
1963
Scope and Content Note
Maurice D. Sornik. Plans, sections.
Box 208
Eastland Mall Theater, North Versailles Twp, PA, United States
1964
Scope and Content Note
Liff, Justh and Chetlin. Plans, sections, details.
Box 209
Florida Theater, Miami, FL, United States
1961
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plan, wiring plan, details (original drawings).
Box 210
Olympia Theater, Miami, FL, United States
1960
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plan and section.
Box 211
Strand Theater, Erie, PA, United States
1947-1962
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Victor A. Rigaumont. Plans, sections and details.
Box 212
Madison Theater, Albany, NY, United States
1962
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Also known as the Norma Jean Madison Theater. Plan and section (some original drawings).
Box 213
Grand Theater, Columbus, OH, United States
1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plan and section (some original drawings).
Box 214
Hellman Theater, Albany, NY, United States
1961
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plan and section (some original drawings).
Box 217
Capitol Theater, Cincinnati, OH, United States
1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans, sections and a wiring plan (some original drawings).
Box 218
Strand Theater, Phoenix, AZ, United States
1961
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plan and section.
Box 219
Esquire Theater, Sacramento, CA, United States
1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plan and section.
Box 220
Da Bel Theater, Dayton, OH, United States
1963-1964
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Drew Eberson. Plan and section (some original Cinerama drawings).
Box 221
Palace Theater, Tampa, FL, United States
1962
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Robert E. Collins. Plans, sections and a wiring plan (some original Cinerama drawings).
Box 222
Village Theater, Charleston, WV, United States
1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plan and section.
Box 223
Carolina Theater, Charlotte, NC, United States
1961
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans, sections and a wiring plan (some original Cinerama drawings).
South America
1959-1965
Scope and Content Note
Includes theater plans from Argentina, Brazil, Columbia, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
Box 16
Cinema Comodoro, Sao Paulo, Brazil
1959
Scope and Content Note
Pivatelli. Plans and a section.
Box 18
Radio City, Bogota, Columbia
1965
Scope and Content Note
Garcia, Yamahure, Tovar and Jacobsen. Plans, section and elevation.
Box 21
City Theater, Mendoza, Argentina
1962
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and German Gutman (civil engineer). Plans and sections (some original Cinerama drawings).
Box 47
Odeon BR, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
no date
Scope and Content Note
Unknown. Plans and sections.
Box 49
Canaima Theater, Caracas, Venezuela
1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Coto and Loperena. Plans and sections (some original Cinerama drawings).
Box 54
Cinema Largo do Machado, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1963
Scope and Content Note
Unknown (initials L. M.). Plans and structural diagrams.
Box 55
Teatro Scala, Bogota, Columbia
1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Garcia and Yamhure. Plans, sections and an elevation.
Box 115
Levantamiento Teatro Avila, Maracaibo, Venezuela
1962
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans and sections (some original drawings).
Box 134
Cine Empire, Rosario, Argentina
1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Alberto Prebisch. Also known as Monumental Theater. Plans and sections (some original Cinerama drawings).
Box 136
Teatro Olympia, Bogota, Columbia
1961
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plan and section (some original drawings).
Box 151
Cine Republica, Lima, Peru
1961
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Also known as Teatro Diamente. Plans, sections and details (some original drawings).
Box 165
Cine Opera, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, Unknown. Plans, sections and details (some original Cinerama drawings).
Box 168
Cinerama Centro Republica, Cordoba, Argentina
1964
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Drew Eberson, Morchio-Souberan and Alberto Prebisch. Plans, sections and details (some original Cinerama drawings).
Box 170
Eliseo Theater, Montevideo, Uruguay
1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans and sections (some original drawings).
Box 185
Teatro Astral, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Eduardo Lagos and Lucilo del Castillo. Plans and sections (some original Cinerama drawings).
Box 189
Cine Metro, Maracaibo, Venezuela
1961
Scope and Content Note
Lighting/Mechanicals Plans.
Box 192
Cine Gaumont, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, and Alberto Prebisch. Plans and sections (some original Cinerama drawings).
Box 199
Teatro Carlos Gomes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
no date
Scope and Content Note
Unknown. Plans and a section.
Box 216
Cinema Madrid, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1965
Scope and Content Note
Luiz Severiano. Plans and sections.
Miscellaneous
1952-1964
Scope and Content Note
Miscellaneous promotional items related to Cinerama and converted theaters.
Box 1
Cinerama Ideal Theater proposal
1961
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plan and section.
Box 5
This Is Cinerama' Portable Roadshow
1956
Scope and Content Note
National Theaters Amusement Co. Plan, section and interior perspective sketch.
Box 50
Proposed Spherical Dome Cinerama Theater
1963
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plans and sections.
Box 78
Circular Cinerama Theater proposal
1961
Scope and Content Note
Clarence J. Smale and Carl G. Moeller. Plans, sections and exterior perspective sketches (one original drawing). Box includes
two illustrations promoting the Cinemiracle production
'Windjammer' (these illustrations are not specifically related to the Circ
Box 79
Cinerama Technical Drawings (1 of 3)
1952-1953
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Technical drawings related to Cinerama, projection, sound reproduction and equipment design and installation (some
original drawings).
Box 80
Cinerama Technical Drawings (2 of 3)
1954-1961
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama, General Engineering Service Co and others. Drawings for Cinerama, projection, film-production and sound equipment;
lens adaptation specs, screen comparison diagrams etc.
Box 81
Theater design proposal for Balaban and Katz
no date
Scope and Content Note
Unknown architect. Plans, sections, elevations, details.
Box 226
Sinegetic Dome Theater proposal
1964
Scope and Content Note
Unknown. Plan, section and study drawing.
Box 227
"Circus Tour USA" Inflatable Theatre
1961
Scope and Content Note
Cinerama. Plan and section for a traveling exhibition and proposed speaker system diagram.
