(Via Cinema Retro)
The Orange Cinedome, Orange County, California, 1987. Bill Kallay, who took the photo above, tells the story of the Cinedome, which was bulldozed in 1999 to make way for a megaplex.
The final marquee at the Hellman Theater, Albany, New York, 1988.
The Hellman refreshment stand at closing.
The Hellman prior to demolition. (All Hellman images via Project Movie House.)
The Carolina Theater, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1968. Read the story of the Carolina (and The Winston) at Classic Film and TV Cafe.







So ironic about the demolition of that Cinedome in Orange. I saw Raiders Of The Lost Ark when it opened at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood on Sunset, and to this day it remains the most visceral and amazing experience I ever had in a theater. The screen is gigantic, and the sound was incredible. I vividly remember how it sounded when Indy took that German MP40 machine gun and squeezed off some rounds…man I could feel it reverberate in my stomach!
The Cinedome! I saw many a movie there, including the reissued Star Wars in (I believe) 1997. They put apartments in its place, because, you know, never enough of those in Orange County.
I spent a year in Orange County one day.