A new widescreen theater format was introduced in the late 1960s. Known as ULTRAVISION, it was developed by ABC-Paramount and utilized a unique, oval-shaped auditorium and two synchronized projectors.
The first UltraVision Theatre opened, at Charleston, South Carolina's GRANT CITY WEST SHOPPING CENTER, in August 1969. The first twin-type UltraVision Theatre was built, in Deerfield Beach, Florida, as a freestanding operation. It was dedicated in February 1971. There were as many as sixty UltraVision Theatres built between 1969 and the mid-1970s. All were located in the Southeastern United States.
SOME OF THE SHOPPING MALL-BASED ULTRA-VISION THEATRES:
*PEMBROKE MALL, Virginia Beach, VA / Pembroke Theatre (1971)
*WEST TOWN MALL, Knoxville, TN / WestTown UltraVision Theatre (1972)
*ASHEVILLE MALL, Asheville, NC / ABC Mall Twin (1975)
*ASHEVILLE MALL, Asheville, NC / ABC Mall Twin (1975)
