Comments about Friday's Plaza Cinema in Doraville, GA

DrNaughty on February 11, 2021 at 12:37 am

This cinema, along with most of the shopping center it was in, was torn down in January 2021.

rivest266 on February 8, 2021 at 12:10 pm

I have been to two of those “Jewelbox” cinemas, both in Downtown Montreal. One is now a medical clinic and the other are classrooms for Concordia University. have a look at this book https://archive.org/details/cineplexodeonfir0000burn

rivest266 on April 16, 2018 at 1:07 am

and closed in 2000

rivest266 on April 13, 2018 at 2:03 pm

This opening on December 19th, 1986. Cineplex Odeon placed a full-page ad, which had the same design as Le Fabourg in Montreal, on that day. Cineplex Odeon Friday’s Plaza Six opening · Fri, Dec 19, 1986 – 125 · The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia) · Newspapers.com

galateasca on July 9, 2013 at 8:35 pm

I agree that it was a terrible place for a theater, because, even in 1990, when we lived there, the neighborhood was starting to decline. Later, DeKalb County- it it’s wisdom- started tearing up parts of Peachtree Industrial Blvd, making access to Friday’s Plaza very difficult to anyone outside of the neighborhood. I can imagine that the initial location draw was the thought that it was located close to Dunwoody, near several housing developments and apartments and not too far from Buford Highway, still a major area at the time. Unfortunately, the area went downhill fast. We moved there in 1990 and were gone by early 1993 and we were far from the only ones.

Rstewart on July 7, 2013 at 5:02 am

I always wondered if the folks from Cineplex ever saw this location before they agreed to open this location. Horrible traffic along a perpetual construction zone in a plaza anchored by a TGIF? Near the end the TGIF closed and became a strip club, the rest of the plaza fell on hard times as the remaining quality tenants left only to be partially replaced by some marginal operations. At the point this opened Cineplex was building some decent multiplexes in bad locations, the Town Center in Kennesaw was a similar location in both layout and questionable location. I’m guessing many of their decisions were made in Toronto by people who depended on developers.

galateasca on June 15, 2011 at 12:26 pm

When I first got married, this was my “little cinema around the corner.” We could walk there and did quite a lot. It was a fun shopping plaza in the early 90’s and we were sorry to see it decline.

2010Beverly2010 on December 13, 2010 at 2:21 pm

The pictures bring back really good memories. Thank you!!

2010Beverly2010 on December 13, 2010 at 2:21 pm

Fridays Plaza has undergone a beautiful renovation. My family enjoyed years of the cineplex! We often drive by to reminise on the good days. Hervys Chicken & Salad opened 2009 but is temporarily closed. A mens clothing store with very fine mens wear is coming soon. An upscale restaurant is also coming Jan 2011. The location is bad but the potential is great! We miss the old Friday Plaza!