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A look in before the first showing of "Thanksgiving" on the official opening day, November 17, 2023. Photo: Bill Counter
A side wall panorama. Photo: Bill Counter - November 2023
One of the house left ladies. Photo: Bill Counter - November 2023
Across the front. Photo: Bill Counter - November 2023
The house left organ grille. Photo: Bill Counter - November 2023
A look back to the expanded projection booth. Photo: Bill Counter - November 2023
To get a bit more height for the VistaVision presentation of Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" Warner Bros. installed a new screen in front of the existing one. The Vista was one of only four theatres worldwide to run the film in 8 perf. Photo: Bill Counter - September 24, 2025
A closer look at the screen. The aspect ratio was 1.5 to 1. Photo: Bill Counter - September 24, 2025
The crowd dribbling in for a sold-out 10:55 pm show of "One Battle After Another" on the first day of the run. An 8
perf horizontal projector and a special platter system were used for the
engagement. See the Horizontal VistaVision in L.A. page for more information. The VV machine is behind the large port on the left. Two Norelco AAIIs are in the center. A never-used digital machine is behind the large port on the right. Photo: Bill Counter - September 24, 2025
A look to the booth before a screening of "One Battle After Another." Thanks to Extravagant Behavior for sharing this photo, and a dozen more, in an October 2025 Facebook post about his visit. The Ballantyne VistaVision projector was in the far left port, the two Norelco AAIIs in the center, the theatre's Sony digital projector behind the far right port.
Earlier auditorium views:
A 2005 view to the left organ grille area from 7-how-7 on Flickr.
The house right organ grille. It's a 2005 photo by Steven Rood appearing on the Cinema Tour page about the theatre.
A view from the back of the house. Thanks to Stephen Russo for his 2014 photo, one originally appearing on the LAHTF Facebook page.
A view that had once appeared on the Vintage Cinemas website
The house right wall. Photo: John Hough - 2017
One of the side wall ladies. Thanks to Sean Ault
for his 2017 photo. While waiting for "Blade Runner 2049" to begin he
did a little swirl around the auditorium. It's on YouTube.
The view to the booth. Photo: John Hough - 2017
A wall detail. Photo: Mike Hume - Historic Theatre Photography - 2018
The house right front exit. Photo: Mike Hume - 2018
A look up at the house right organ grille. Photo: Mike Hume - 2018
The auditorium during renovations. Photo: Bill Counter - July 2022
The rear of the house. Photo: Bill Counter - July 2022
A closer look into the project of rebuilding all the upstairs areas. Photo: Bill Counter - July 2022
Another angle on the booth expansion project. Photo: Bill Counter - July 2022
The house after removal of the seats. Photo: Bill Counter - December 2022
The rear of the house after more work done on the booth. Photo: Bill Counter - December 2022
The rear house right. The blue stairs go to the booth. Photo: Bill Counter - December 2022
A look across the expanded booth. Photo: Bill Counter - December 2022
A view after removal of the screen and speakers. Photo: Bill Counter - March 2023
House left. Photo: Bill Counter - March 2023
The left organ grille area. Photo: Bill Counter - March 2023
The proscenium columns house left. Photo: Bill Counter - March 2023
A proscenium detail. Photo: Bill Counter - March 2023
Looking offstage. Photo: Bill Counter - March 2023
The house right proscenium and exit area. Photo: Bill Counter - March 2023
The house right organ grille. Photo: Bill Counter - March 2023
A wall detail house right. Photo: Bill Counter - March 2023
More ornament house right. Photo: Bill Counter - March 2023
The view from the middle of the house. Photo: Bill Counter - April 2023
A look to the rear. Photo: Bill Counter - April 2023
The house after some sidewall and ceiling painting. Photo: Bill Counter - May 2023
A closer look at the stage and its new fiberglass on the back wall. Photo: Bill Counter - May 2023
Speakers
in place. Five full-range stage channels for traditional 70mm TODD-AO
reproduction. Plus subs, of course. Photo: Bill Counter - June 2023
A wider view to the stage. Photo: Bill Counter - June 2023
The back wall with new soundproofing. Photo: Bill Counter - June 2023
Ready for carpet and the back wall covering. Photo: Bill Counter - June 2023
From the back. New tracks had been installed for side masking. Photo: Bill Counter - June 2023
The house after carpet, screen and drapes were installed. The new traveler seen here was
rejected and replaced with a longer one. Photo: Bill Counter - July 2023
Lights
are on behind the screen. We're seeing the silhouettes of speakers 2,3
and 4. Channels 1 and 5 are hiding behind the masking, here set for
1.75. The Scope picture width is 36'. Photo: Bill Counter - September
2023
Across the screen with traveler version 1 in place. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2023
A
look to the rear of the house and the expanded projection booth. The
back wall got new drapes and soundproofing. Photo: Bill Counter -
September 2023
One of the ladies. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2023
The auditorium after the pyramidal ceiling fixtures had been cleaned and relamped. Photo: Bill Counter - October 2023
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