On February 21, 1967, Century 21 Theaters opened an 895-seat dome theater between Monument Boulevard and Hookston Road, just off I-680. The futuristic dome-topped cinema became an iconic landmark for the newly incorporated city. The theater was designed by prolific Bay Area architect Vincent G. Raney. It had a distinctive 50-foot-high domed ceiling and oversized curved screen. The theater was initially built to showcase the Cinerama widescreen process developed in the 1950s. The screen was later updated to standard flat-screen. In 1973, four additional single-screen auditoriums were added to the front of the building. Renamed as Century 5 Theatres, it continued to be known familiarly as the Dome.
on february 21 1967 century 21 theaters opened an 895-seat dome theater between monument boulevard and hookston road just off i-680 the futuristic dome-topped cinema became an iconic landmark for the newly incorporated city the theater was designed by prolific bay area architect vincent g raney it had a distinctive 50-foot-high domed ceiling and oversized curved screen the theater was initially built to showcase the cinerama widescreen process developed in the 1950s the screen was later updated to standard flat-screen in 1973 four additional single-screen auditoriums were added to the front of the building renamed as century 5 theatres it continued to be known familiarly as the dome