What happened in ...
1961

Carolina Theatre closed for a two-week renovation to install Cinerama. It reopened on Friday, December 22.

This deeply-curved widescreen format required an enormous screen, larger than the proscenium. Sections of walls were removed, most decorations were removed, walls were covered with curtains, many seats were removed, the lobby was remodelled, the cast-iron ticket booth was replaced.


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