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NYPR Archives & Preservation
Remembering New York City's Roving Cinema

One of the amazing things about New York City's Cinemobile program was that it operated all year round. Unlike the seemingly endless outdoor screenings that take place here in the summer, the Cinemoble showed movies all winter long in a converted, and presumably unheated, school bus.
Operating from 1966 to 1971, the bus showed mostly children's movies but staff also offered art activities and reading programs. This audio is taken from a 1971 WNYC special report and includes interviews with two Cinemobile employees at a time when the program was ending due to budget cuts.