Famous Players Park Plaza Theatre
5214 47th Avenue,
Red Deer,
AB
T4N 5E8
5214 47th Avenue,
Red Deer,
AB
T4N 5E8
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The Park Plaza Theatre was opened by Purnell & Sons on May 23, 1968 with Barbara Parkins in “Valley of the Dolls”. It was bought by Famous Players later on. The theatre was twinned on July 28, 1978, three more screens were added on September 3, 1982 and two more on August 1, 1986. In the late-1990’s, the theatre’s interior was renovated to look like a Silvercity theatre with the carpeting and stadium seating for example.
In 2005, the theatre was bought by Cineplex. Three years later, Cineplex opened a Galaxy theatre nearby which cannibalized the Park Plaza by luring its patrons away from the old cinemas. The theatre was closed on January 10, 2010.
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This opened on May 23rd, 1968. Grand opening ad posted.
Park Plaza theatre opening Wed, May 22, 1968 – 15 · Red Deer Advocate (Red Deer, Alberta, Canada) · Newspapers.com
Expansions: 2 screens on July 28th, 1978, 5 screens on September 3rd, 1982 and 7 screens on August 1st, 1986. Closed January 10th, 2010. Grand opening ads posted.
Some history
Purnell and Sons and famous players Wed, Dec 8, 1982 – 49 · Red Deer Advocate (Red Deer, Alberta, Canada) · Newspapers.com
This theatre’s final movies include Did you Hear About the Morgans?, Up in the Air, Old Dogs, The Blind Side, and 2012. At this point, the theatre was reduced to a second-run cinema.
The Park Plaza Theatre opened its doors by Famous Players as a 670-seat single-screener on May 22, 1968 with “Valley Of The Dolls”. It was twinned on July 28, 1978, expanded to five screens on September 3, 1982, and seven screens on August 1, 1986. It was closed on January 10, 2010.