There was balcony seating on each side of the projection booth. An independently owned theater with about 425 seats, it featured many live stage shows during its heyday as a way of competing with the formidable Schine’s New Milford Theater around the corner with its 1,600 seats.
The Plaza burned shortly after closing on Friday, September 22, 1946 in a spectacular blaze fought by dozens of firefighters from many nearby communities. Schines replaced it with a luxurious 1,600 seat theater that opened on June 1, 1948 and was considered to be their crown jewel.
There was balcony seating on each side of the projection booth. An independently owned theater with about 425 seats, it featured many live stage shows during its heyday as a way of competing with the formidable Schine’s New Milford Theater around the corner with its 1,600 seats.
The Plaza burned shortly after closing on Friday, September 22, 1946 in a spectacular blaze fought by dozens of firefighters from many nearby communities. Schines replaced it with a luxurious 1,600 seat theater that opened on June 1, 1948 and was considered to be their crown jewel.