Cinerama Dome Returning With New Name, Plans for Two Bars and Restaurant
Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe owners of the Cinerama Dome have obtained a liquor license, moving one step closer to reopening the theater and the adjoining 14-screen multiplex in Hollywood.The Decurion Corp., the family business that has owned the Dome since it was built in 1963, has kept quiet about its plans ever since shuttering the 17 locations in its Pacific Theatres and ArcLight chains and filing for bankruptcy last year. In the bankruptcy, Decurion held onto to its most prized location — the ArcLight Hollywood and the Dome — and there have been widespread rumors and reporting that the company planned to reopen the theater at some point.On June 3, the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control granted a liquor license, allowing Decurion to operate a restaurant and two bars on the premises.