Plaza Theaters

Still working on visiting historic theaters.  There were once 2 theater in the Country Club Plaza. 

The Plaza Theatre opened on October 9, 1928 and closed in 1999 by Dickinson Theatres.

The theater’s 72-foot tower ensured its prominence as a Country Club Plaza landmark for many years. The most remarkable feature of the theater was its decor. 

 The Plaza Theater was primarily a movie house and was owned by an incarnation of the Fox Company from 1931 through the 1960’s.

In the early-1980’s, the main theater auditorium was divided into two parts, the balcony enclosed, and a screen installed on the upper level. In December 1983 the balcony was split into two screens. 

This multi-screen format lasted for several years, but competition from suburban complexes and a 15-screen multiplex at the western edge of the shopping district spelled the end for the Plaza Theater.

The second theater is also closed.  It is NOT Historic.

Cinemark opened the Palace 14 on May 7, 1999 seating 2,800.  The theatre is equivalent to a three story building and takes up an entire city block with 15 screens.

It has a huge open lobby with chandeliers hanging from the third floor ceiling. There are escalators on both sides of the lobby to take you to the upper level auditoriums.

 It was closed on May 19, 2019 to be converted into a Nordstrom store.

Nordstrom backed out and never opened a store.

Just another English lesson:

The difference between “theater” and “theatre” is part of the divide between American English and British English. 

“Theater” (with the ER) is how it is spelled in the United States.

“Theatre” (with the RE) is how it is spelled in the United Kingdom.

It might be spelled both ways in this post.

Hope everyone had a great day.  Until tomorrow.