Kodak Retires The Kodachrome Film

By: Lorraine McBride | WJTV
Published: June 22, 2009

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - Eastman Kodak Co. is retiring its most
senior film, the iconic Kodachrome, because of declining demand in
this digital age.
Kodachrome was introduced in 1935 and became the world's first
commercially successful color film.
It had its heyday in the 1950s and '60s and Paul Simon
immortalized it in song when he crooned "Mama don't take my
Kodachrome away" in 1973.
But sales of the unique film are now just a fraction of 1
percent of Kodak's still-picture film sales, and only Dwayne's
Photo in Parsons, Kan., still processes it.
Kodak says the decision to discontinue Kodachrome was difficult
but necessary. The company says it plans to stay in the film
business as long as it can and has introduced several new films in
the last few years.