When I was a kid growing up in the 1960's, going to the Dome to see a movie was an event. You got dressed up and you behaved yourself, unlike the local theater where you could get up and smack your brother or your friend in the head when they were talking too loud!! It was a treat and it cost a bit more than going to your local neighborhood theater. We never got concessions because the cost of getting into the theater pretty much tapped your parents out. Since we were a large family, we mostly went to drive -in's where the entrance fee was by the carload and there was always a playground up front, under the screen, that you could play on until the movie started. I miss the drive - in's too!! By the time my children were born, the drive - in's were pretty much closed all over Los Angeles and surrounding areas. It was such a great venue for a family outing or for date night!!
While I moved out of Los Angeles 5 years ago, I still go down every year to see friends and family (with the exception of last summer because of Covid). I would pass the Dome as I traveled down Vine Street to my daughter apartment, never imagining one day it would be closed and possibly gone forever. I do hope some corporate entity comes in and buys it and does something wonderful with it. It would be a great place to not only show new films, but old films and perhaps a film history museum and learning facility. Sue Hollywood Poster Frames HollywoodPosters.com (800) 463-2994 ________________________________ From: MoPo List <[email protected]> on behalf of Alan Adler <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 2:18 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Cinerama Dome to close permanently I remember how thrilled I was to see APOCALYPSE NOW at the Dome. I knew it was going to be the best venue I could possibly see the film. The thing about the Dome for me was that everything was so memorable when seen there. It was the modern movie palace - one of the last temples to the old gods. Alan On Apr 14, 2021, at 6:03 AM, Roland Lataille <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Petition Launched To Help Save Hollywood’s Cinerama Dome (msn.com)<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-us%2Fmovies%2Fnews%2Fpetition-launched-to-help-save-hollywood-e2-80-99s-cinerama-dome%2Far-BB1fCsez%3Focid%3Duxbndlbing&data=04%7C01%7C%7C1427a8277f3844555bb508d8ff5032e8%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637540067209755554%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=RIvAtA44jZjaPZu1EAr7bnbOVdQ97ZeOqCYoPNVi6Bw%3D&reserved=0> On Tuesday, April 13, 2021, 10:19:17 PM EDT, Toochis r <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: It’s terrible. Don’t understand why they didn’t get Covid19 help. So many worse businesses got $. On Tue, Apr 13, 2021 at 6:57 PM Christopher Quarles <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Very sad! On Tue, Apr 13, 2021 at 9:40 PM Susan Heim <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Sad news from Hollywood. Due to pandemic losses, Pacific and ArcLight theaters, which includes the iconic Cinerama Dome on Sunset Blvd. will close permanently. Having grown up in Los Angeles, we arrived in July of 1963. The Dome opened in November, 1963 with the premiere of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. We lived closeby and went down to see all the hoopla.....I saw so many movies there growing up and more recently, the American Film Institute would have a yearly event where they show about 10 or 12 movies and had people associated with the movie in attendance discussing it. With so many movies to choose from, the last time, I opted for Spartacus and Kirk Douglas was in attendance and was wonderful. I took my then teenage daughter as it was one of her favorite movies too from growing up with her movie crazy Mom......I'm so sad to hear of it..... 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