Originally posted by: Skyranger
Although I believed it to be a 70mm Six-Track presentation, and the Glenwood was equipped for 70mm presentations, current evidence suggests that the Glenwood never had a 70mm print of "Star Wars" so evidently what I saw was a 35mm Dolby Stereo print.
Although I believed it to be a 70mm Six-Track presentation, and the Glenwood was equipped for 70mm presentations, current evidence suggests that the Glenwood never had a 70mm print of "Star Wars" so evidently what I saw was a 35mm Dolby Stereo print.
Skyranger, Please do tell more . . . I'm fascinated.
No 70mm print @Glenwood ?!? Say it ain't so -- don't rape my childhood memories!

My story is similar to yours in several respects. I was eleven in the Summer of '77, and saw STAR WARS 3-4 times at the Glenwood, although it was later in the Summer so I didn't experience the queue around the outside of the building. Admission for kids twelve and under was a buck.
IIRC, Glenwood's exclusive engagement lasted for a whole year. I saw it another 1-2 times in minor theaters during Summer/Fall '78.
Not sure if the small theaters played the mono soundtrack or not, but I don't recall noticing any differences in sound mix at the time.
In 1980 I saw Empire Strikes Back at the Midland in an exclusive premier, the night before its official opening.
I won passes from AM radio station WHB by being the Nth caller and correctly answering the trivia question "What did Darth Vader describe as a 'technological terror' ?" I'm sure I've still got the movie pass; I wonder if I still have the cassette tape of me answering "Death Star" on the air ?
I graduated high school in '83, and wasn't very psyched for Jedi. I guess I thought I was "too grown up" now.
I did see it once that Summer, but don't remember where. Did the Glenwood have an exclusive run ?
In '97 saw ANH SE at the Glenwood. While I'm not now an SE fan, returning to the Glenwood was a priceless memory for sure.
Too bad it got razed.