Will Cinerama Dome ever reopen? Maybe. <\/p>\n
Dome Center LLC, the company that owns the property along Sunset Boulevard upon which the iconic movie venue stands, filed an application<\/a> for a conditional-use permit to sell alcohol for on-site consumption at the Cinerama Dome Theater and adjoined multiplex Tuesday. <\/p>\n According to the application filed by the company\u2019s representative, Elizabeth Peterson-Gower of Place Weavers Inc., Dome Center is seeking a new permit that would \u201callow for the continued sale and dispensing of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption in conjunction with the existing Cinerama Dome Theater, 14 auditoriums within the Arclight Cinemas Theater Complex, and restaurant\/cafe with two outdoor dining terraces from 7:00 am – 4:00 am, daily.\u201d This would be a renewal of the current 10-year permit, which expires Nov. 5. <\/p>\n The findings document<\/a> filed with the City Planning Department<\/a> also mentions that \u201cwhen the theater reopens, it will bring additional jobs to Hollywood and reactivate the adjacent streets, increasing safety and once again bringing vibrancy to the surrounding area.\u201d No timetable for this reopening was indicated. <\/p>\n A representative for Dome Center LLC did not respond immediately Friday to a request for comment.<\/p>\n The Cinerama Dome, which first opened in 1963, has been closed since it was shut down at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. After it was announced<\/a> in April 2021 that the beloved theater<\/a> would remained closed even after the pandemic, it was revealed in December<\/a> of that year that there were plans for the Cinerama Dome and the attached theater complex to eventually reopen. <\/p>\n In 2022, news that the property owners obtained a liquor license for the renamed \u201cCinerama Hollywood\u201d<\/a> fueled the L.A. film-loving community\u2019s hope that the venue was still on track to return. But the Cinerama Dome\u2019s doors have remained closed. <\/p>\n