Cinerama Dome

Inspired by the work of Buckminster Fuller and completed in 1964, this is the first example of a concrete geodesic dome anywhere in the world. A movie theatre, the Cinerama Dome was distinguished though its striking innovations in lighting and luxury seating. Its 32-by-86 foot screen, then the largest in the world, was designed for three-camera projection of 70mm film, and curved to offer patrons an almost three-dimensional effect.

In 1998 and 1999 a number of grass roots groups, including the Modern Committee of the Los Angeles Conservancy, successfully convinced Pacific Theaters of the value of restoring the Dome as the centerpiece of a new multiplex and retail center.