Plaza II
4765 Liberty Avenue,
Pittsburgh,
PA
15224
4765 Liberty Avenue,
Pittsburgh,
PA
15224
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Opened on April 7, 1917 with “His Sweetheart”, starring George Beban. Last day of first-run operation was apparently November 30, 1958 with “Cat On A Hot Tin Roof” and “When Andy Hardy Comes Home”. Reopened for stage productions on March 9, 1973 with “The Fantasticks”. Reopened as a movie theater December 21, 1979 with “Roller Boogie”. Closed for renovations after February 24, 1989; reopened less than three months later on May 19 with two screens (and renamed “Plaza II”) with “Rain Main” and “Full Moon In Blue Water”. Final day of operation was December 3, 1998 with “Rush Hour” and “Antz”.
The Plaza was DARK for many years. It was reopened in December 1979 with “Roller Boogie.”
At some point (70s-80s) It became a 2 screen. The last Movie I saw there was an awfull “Nightmare on Elm St.” I forgot which on but it was “3D” and of course really bad =)
A photo and floor plan of the Plaza Theatre appeared in the August, 1920, issue of the professional journal Architecture. It can be seen online here, courtesy of the Internet Archive. The caption attributes the design of the Plaza Theatre to architect Harry S. Bair, who also designed Pittsburgh’s Regent Theatre.
At least they didn’t tear it down.
http://tinyurl.com/yz9bkjx
Photos from June 1981 and Feb. 1987:
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Actually, I remember seeing “Pulp Fiction” here when I was 17.
I remember coming here as a teenager. It must have closed around the late 1990s.
Here is a 1937 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/mrpls