Comments on: Lost Twin Cities III http://discussions.mnhs.org/10000books/2011/12/06/lost-twin-cities-iii/ Tue, 15 Dec 2020 17:03:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Alison Aten http://discussions.mnhs.org/10000books/2011/12/06/lost-twin-cities-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-1199 Alison Aten Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:36:37 +0000 http://discussions.mnhs.org/10000books/?p=5010#comment-1199 Thanks for sharing your recollections, Jay! Thanks for sharing your recollections, Jay!

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By: Jay Goldsmith http://discussions.mnhs.org/10000books/2011/12/06/lost-twin-cities-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-1198 Jay Goldsmith Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:14:36 +0000 http://discussions.mnhs.org/10000books/?p=5010#comment-1198 I remember seeing "This Is Cinerama" and Windjammer (in "Cinemiracle") at a theater in downtown Minneapolis. I don't recall a big surround screen but they did use the three projector technique. I also remember when they built the Cooper Theater in St Louis Park. When I saw a fiilm there the screen seemed gigantic, the surroundings were "space age", and the audio was fantastic. I think there was also a "smoking platform" towards the rear of the theater where people could lite up durring the intermissions. My dad enjoyeed movies so we had the "luxury" of attending almost every feature shown at the Cooper over the years. The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm and How The West Was Won were true Cinerama productions (3 projector technique and 7 track audio). The size of the screen made you feel like you were part of the movie and the audio was great compared to most mono theaters at that time. It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, Grand Prix, 2001-A space Oddessy, Ice Station Zebra, Airport,and Paint Your Wagon were all 70mm films with 6 track sound. It was a great venue! In the later years of the theater it was starting to show it's age. They carved it up to make it the Cooper Cameo where it now had 3 screens. I saw one movie there and did not like what they had done to the theater. I recall the demolition of the theater in 1992. When you see the same buildings torn down that you saw being built a person starts feeling a little older. I remember seeing “This Is Cinerama” and Windjammer (in “Cinemiracle”) at a theater in downtown Minneapolis. I don’t recall a big surround screen but they did use the three projector technique.
I also remember when they built the Cooper Theater in St Louis Park. When I saw a fiilm there the screen seemed gigantic, the surroundings were “space age”, and the audio was fantastic. I think there was also a “smoking platform” towards the rear of the theater where people could lite up durring the intermissions. My dad enjoyeed movies so we had the “luxury” of attending almost every feature shown at the Cooper over the years. The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm and How The West Was Won were true Cinerama productions (3 projector technique and 7 track audio). The size of the screen made you feel like you were part of the movie and the audio was great compared to most mono theaters at that time. It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, Grand Prix, 2001-A space Oddessy, Ice Station Zebra, Airport,and Paint Your Wagon were all 70mm films with 6 track sound. It was a great venue! In the later years of the theater it was starting to show it’s age. They carved it up to make it the Cooper Cameo where it now had 3 screens. I saw one movie there and did not like what they had done to the theater. I recall the demolition of the theater in 1992. When you see the same buildings torn down that you saw being built a person starts feeling a little older.

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