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OPENED

February 2, 1967 

THE SCREENING ROOM

A year-by-year, film-by-film history of 70-millimeter wide gauge exhibition in Southern California    

Compiled by Michael Coate and William Kallay


70mm Equipped Theatre Pictures

CAMELOT / FESTIVAL OF ARTS / CAMELOT THEATRES

[1]
Camelot in 1967 
[1]
Camelot featured D-150 projection
[1]
The huge D-150 screen (68 x 30-foot) in the 630-seat auditorium
[2]
"Doctor Zhivago" was shown at the theatre's grand opening (February 2, 1967) [Enlarge]
[2]
"The Sound Of Music" arrived at this theatre on March 8, 1967 [Enlarge]
[2]
"Patton" marched on Camelot on September 16, 1970 [Enlarge]
[3]
Camelot in 2005 
[3]
Another view
[3]
Most of the theater complex
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Camelot in 2012
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Side of the original auditorium
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Part of the box office
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Part of the lobby and snack bar 
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A sign for the theatre on the outer edge of the mall

[1] Courtesy of Roland Lataille & www.cinerama.topcities.com -- Photos from Motion Picture Herald, April 26, 1967
[2] The Desert Sun / MGM / 20th Century Fox
[3] Michael F. Kallay II
2012 photos by William Kallay

Special thanks to our photo contributors

All photos © 2012 William Kallay, except where noted. All rights reserved.

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