When I was a kid and took the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad from Connecticut to Grand Central Station I was always wowed by the giant Kodak Colorama on display at one end of the terminal. These giant photographs were on display from 1950 to 1990 and a new one was installed every few weeks. There were a total of 565 of these, and they were 18 feet tall and 60 feet wide. These were designed to demonstrate the brilliance of color photography. The Colorama advertising campaign ended in 1990 as Grand Central Terminal prepared for renovations that would restore the original architectural integrity of the landmark building. The original displays were transparencies, and this is a print from the original negative.
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Is this an actual Colorama transparency that is on public display? Amazing ! Where is it located? quire1@earthlink.net
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