Preparations

Flat screen being rolled back, revealing
the THX sound wall.
  John Fedel

Sections of flat screen THX sound wall are
removed.
  John Fedel

Busy, busy, busy.
  John Fedel
 

Strip screen, in 3 sections, is visible behind
last sections of sound wall.
  John Fedel

Gunther Jung, Larry Smith & John Harvey ready
things in the Charley booth.
  John Fedel

With strip screen in place, the last thing to do
is finish the floor.
  John Fedel

In the wee hours of Friday morning,
exhausted folks hammer out further details.
  John Fedel

The new screen and extended floor look great
from this angle.
  John Fedel

...and from this angle,
  Dan Sherlock

 
...and from this angle.
  John Fedel

Tests begin - Baker panel from the Cinerama
alignment film, used to position projectors.
  Dan Sherlock

John Harvey, playing mother hen over
the Baker projector.
  Dan Sherlock

OH HELL! First attempt to close the curtain
causes a severe tear. (Worse than it looks)
  Dan Sherlock

The damaged straight curtain track being
removed from the "proscenium".
  Dan Sherlock

Curtain repairs go on while Matt Lutthans
prepares Cinerama exhibits for the lobby.
  John Mills

John Harvey seems to have found an interesting
reel of film lying around the lobby.
  Tim Fedel

Gunther Jung & John Sittig of Cinerama, Inc.
brought the most photographed item,
Cinerama camera #3.
  Martin Hart

After a busy night and the following morning,
the Seattle Cinerama is ready for 3-strip
presentation.
  John Fedel

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