The Indian Hills theater in Omaha, Nebraska had the world's largest Cinerama
screen - 105 feet wide. Carmike Cinemas had almost completed
a $250,000 renovation but then had to close the theater because of theater
chain's bankruptcy.
The Methodist Health System purchased the theater and plans to replace
the theater with parking for the nearby hospital. A group of investors
wanted to reopen the theater and restore it for 3-strip Cinerama, but
Methodist said that it would $1.7 million to remove asbestos and make
other improvements. A second group, the Indian Hills Preservation
Society, also tried to save the theater.
Demolition began 17 July 2001 on three smaller auditoriums which were
added to the theater in 1977 and 1987. The lobby was demolished
on 1 August 2001 and finally the main auditorium on 20 August 2001.
| 26 September 2000 |
Indian
Hills Theater Facing 'The End' |
27 September 2000
|
Rainbow
Rowell: Indian Hills Like No Other |
| 2 December 2000 |
Indian
Hills Property Draws Film Buffs, Other Bidders |
| 12 April 2001 |
Indian
Hills Theater's Sale Near, but Fate Unknown |
| 19 June 2001 |
Cinerama
Theaters Few and Far Between |
| 19 June 2001 |
Cinerama
Revolutionized Movie Experience |
| 20 June 2001 |
Indian
Hills To Be Torn Down |
| 21 June 2001 |
Indian
Hills Theater to Be Demolished |
| 24 June 2001 |
Group
Tries To Save Indian Hills |
| 25 June 2001 |
Rethink
Razing Movie Theater, Protesters Say |
| 1 July 2001 |
The
Show and the Money |
| 2 July 2001 |
115
Gather for Rally to Save Indian Hills |
| 5 July 2001 |
Harold
W. Andersen: Theater's Admirers Owe Answers |
| 6 July 2001 |
New
Plan Proposed for Movie Theater |
| 12 July 2001 |
Indian
Hills Theater Up for Landmark Status |
| 12 July 2001 |
Kirk
Douglas and Richard D. Zanuck on The Public Pulse |
| 17 July 2001 |
Demolition
Work Begins on Indian Hills Theater |
| 31 July 2001 |
Main
Lobby to Be Razed at Indian Hills |
| 1 August 2001 |
Indian
Hills Entrance Demolished |
| 20 August 2001 |
Indian
Hills Exterior Walls Come Down |
| 21 August 2001 |
Final
Curtain Falls for Indian Hills' Main Auditorium |
| 23 August 2001 |
Is
Cinerama Really Gone? |
