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The 70mm-Equipped Cinemas in North America (1960)	Read more at in70mm.com The 70mm Newsletter
Compiled by: Michael Coate	Date: 23.10.2021
The following is a state-by-state, province-by-province listing of the North American 70-millimeter and six-track stereophonic sound installations during the format’s crucial first few years of existence. • Go to The 70mm-Equipped Cinemas in North America (1970) • Go to The 70mm-Equipped Cinemas in North America (1985) • Go to The 70mm-Equipped Cinemas in North America (1992) • Go to The 70mm-Equipped Cinemas in North America (2015) The 70mm-equipped cinemas in North America as of 1960 were … ALABAMA Birmingham — Ritz ALBERTA Calgary — Capitol Calgary — Uptown Edmonton — Paramount Edmonton — Rialto ARIZONA Phoenix — Fox Phoenix — Vista ARKANSAS Little Rock — Capitol BRITISH COLUMBIA Vancouver — Stanley Vancouver — Strand CALIFORNIA Beverly Hills — Fox Wilshire Los Angeles — Carthay Circle Los Angeles — Egyptian Los Angeles — Pantages Los Angeles — Ritz Los Angeles — United Artists Los Angeles — Vogue Pasadena — United Artists Sacramento — Alhambra San Diego — Capri San Diego — Fox San Diego — Loma San Diego — Pacific Drive-In San Francisco — Alexandria San Francisco — Coronet COLORADO Denver — Aladdin Denver — Centre Denver — Denham Denver — Paramount Denver — Tabor CONNECTICUT Hartford — Strand DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington — Palace Washington — Uptown Washington — Warner FLORIDA Coral Gables — Riviera Jacksonville — 5 Points Miami — Florida Miami Beach — Lincoln Miami Beach — Roosevelt Miami Beach — Sheridan North Miami Beach — 163rd St. St. Petersburg — Center Sunny Isles — 170th St. Tampa — Britton Tampa — Park GEORGIA Atlanta — Loew’s Atlanta — Rhodes Atlanta — Roxy HAWAII Honolulu — Kuhio Honolulu — Queen ILLINOIS Chicago — Cinestage Chicago — McVickers Chicago — Michael Todd Chicago — Palace Chicago — State Lake Chicago — Woods INDIANA Fort Wayne — Clyde Indianapolis — Lyric Indianapolis — Twin-Theatair Drive-In IOWA Des Moines — Capri KENTUCKY Lexington — Strand Louisville — Brown LOUISIANA New Orleans — Panorama Shreveport — Saenger MANITOBA Winnipeg — Garrick Winnipeg — Metropolitan MARYLAND Baltimore — Film Centre Baltimore — Mayfair Baltimore — New Baltimore — Town MASSACHUSETTS Boston — Astor Boston — Capri Boston — Gary Boston — Saxon Springfield — Arcade Worcester — Warner MICHIGAN Detroit — Madison Detroit — Mercury Detroit — United Artists Pontiac — Miracle Mile Drive-In MINNESOTA Minneapolis — Academy Minneapolis — Century St. Louis Park — Park MISSOURI Kansas City — Brookside Kansas City — Capri Kansas City — Empire Kansas City — Tower Richmond Heights — Esquire St. Louis — Ambassador St. Louis — Mid-City St. Louis — Pageant NEBRASKA Omaha — Cooper Omaha — State NEW JERSEY Asbury Park — St. James Atlantic City — Virginia Upper Montclair — Bellevue NEW YORK Albany — Hellman Albany — Ritz Bronxville — Bronxville Buffalo — Century Buffalo — Granada Buffalo — Teck DeWitt — Shoppingtown New York — Capitol New York — Criterion New York — DeMille New York — Rivoli New York — State New York — Warner Rochester — Monroe Rochester — Riviera Syosset — Syosset Syracuse — Eckel Utica — Uptown OHIO Cincinnati — Capitol Cincinnati — Grand Cincinnati — Twin Drive-In Cincinnati — Valley Cleveland — Colony Cleveland — Ohio Cleveland — Palace Cleveland — Stillman Columbus — Cinestage Columbus — Main Dayton — McCook Youngstown — State OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City — Cooper Oklahoma City — State Tulsa — Brook Tulsa — Rialto Tulsa — Ritz ONTARIO Ottawa — Nelson Toronto — Tivoli Toronto — University Toronto — Uptown OREGON Portland — Broadway Portland — Hollywood Portland — Music Box PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia — Boyd Philadelphia — Fox Philadelphia — Goldman Philadelphia — Midtown Pittsburgh — Nixon Pittsburgh — Penn Pittsburgh — Warner QUEBEC Montreal — Alouette Montreal — Seville RHODE ISLAND Providence — Elmwood TENNESSEE Chattanooga — Rogers Memphis — Crosstown Nashville — Crescent TEXAS Beaumont — Liberty Corpus Christi — Tower Dallas — Capri Dallas — Esquire Dallas — Tower Dallas — Wynnewood Houston — Delman Houston — Rivoli Houston — Tower Houston — Uptown San Antonio — Broadway San Antonio — Woodlawn Waco — 25th St. Wichita Falls — State UTAH Salt Lake City — Centre Salt Lake City — Park-Vu Drive-In Salt Lake City — Villa VIRGINIA Norfolk — Memrose Richmond — Westhampton Richmond — Willow Lawn WASHINGTON Seattle — Blue Mouse Seattle — Music Box Seattle — Paramount WISCONSIN Milwaukee — Strand Milwaukee — Towne Notes: Studio and private screening rooms have not been included. The information in this article was principally referenced from film industry trade reports, regional newspaper promotion, projector and sound system trade advertisements and installation records. If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author or editor.	More in 70mm reading: 70mm Cinemas in North America in70mm.com's list of films blown up to 70mm 70mm Engagements by Title 35mm to 70mm Engagements by Year Large Format 7OMM Engagements Month by month premiere list of wide gauge and 3-strip films Chronological premiere list of major 70mm films 70mm Blow Up List Dolby Stereo

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