Village Plaza 5
141 S. Elliott Road,
Chapel Hill,
NC
27514
141 S. Elliott Road,
Chapel Hill,
NC
27514
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This is what I found from the article that was featured in the Friday October 16,1970 edition of the Durham Herald-Sun and the Chapel Hill News about the theater….
GRAND OPENING TODAY OF CHAPEL HILL’S FIRST-EVER TWIN THEATRES OPENS OFFICIALLY AT 1:00PM TODAY!!!!
THE VILLAGE PLAZA THEATRES 1 & 2 Located in the Kroger Plaza Shopping Center at the corner of Elliott Road and East Franklin Street. -Full Rocking Chair Seats For Maximum Comfort -Super Widescreen Projection in both auditoriums -Astounding stereophonic sound in both auditoriums -Huge Lobby Area and Super Concession Stand Available for your convenience! -ACRES OF FREE PARKING!!! -SUPER BARGAIN SHOWS WITH MATINEES EVERYDAY!!!!
OUR GRAND OPENING ATTRACTIONS FOR THE PLAZA TWIN THEATRES
CHAPEL HILL’S FIRST-EVER TWIN THEATRES IN THE TRIANGLE!!!
PLAZA 1-Lee Marvin starring in “MONTE WALSH”
PLAZA 2-The Exclusive Triangle Engagement Showing in FULL STEREOPHONIC SOUND ON OUR SUPER WIDESCREEN!!!!
-The colossal hit of the year comes to the Triangle!!!!
George C. Scott and Karl Malden in “PATTON”
THE COMING ATTRACTIONS ARE ON THE WAY TO THE PLAZA:
-The massive colossal hit of 1970- “AIRPORT” with an all-star cast that includes Burt Lancaster and Dean Martin.
-Dustin Hoffman and Faye Dunaway in “LITTLE BIG MAN”
–“BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES” with Charlton Heston.
-Jack Nicholson in “FIVE EASY PIECES”
-The Return Engagement of “GONE WITH THE WIND”
-Woody Allen in “TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN”
The third auditorium had a much larger widescreen that was equipped for 70MM presentations. A DOBLY STEREO system was installed in 1980 for the showing “THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK”(In Screen 3)during its initial run.
The Village Plaza Theatres was a Chapel Hill landmark for 33 years operating from 1970 to 2003. Located at the corner of Elliott Road and East Franklin Street in the Village Plaza Shopping Center(which was also known as the Kroger Plaza Shopping Center that was anchored by a Super Kroger Center and specialty shops). It opened in 1970 as a twin cinema and by 1973 a third auditorium was added becoming a triplex. Two more auditoriums were added in the mid-1990’s when it became a multiplex until it’s closing in 2003.
Lots of bureaucracy from 2003 regarding the closing of this theater….. http://tinyurl.com/2zwqtx