AMC Loews Plaza 8
495 Harmon Meadow Boulevard,
Secaucus,
NJ
07094
495 Harmon Meadow Boulevard,
Secaucus,
NJ
07094
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does anyone know when plaza 8 and meadow six opened?
this month marks one year since the plaza 8 closed. WHat movie had a long run in this building?
This is the trailer that was shown at this and other Loews theaters during the 80’s…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcXO-iKaJ_Y
During the theater’s final years, big movies would play on multiple screens at both this theater and the meadow six, much like what happened at Paramus with the triplex and the tenplex before the AMC Garden State 16 opened.
Looks like the fitness center is finally up and running – the external makeover is so complete you wouldn’t ever guess there was once an eight-screen theater there
Aother Loews bites the dust.
Pretty soon they’ll remove any signs that say “Loews Theatres” and the searchlight logo, as well as remove the marquee…I hope the Kerasotes shows a mix of indie, foreign, and box office fare much like the old Loews theaters. The Plaza 8 was popular with kids as they often show family films. Since the theater’s closing, attendance to the nearby shops and stores have probably decreased. The same could be said once the Meadow Six theater closes this Friday, to be replaced by retail space.
Drove by today after attending my final film at the Secaucus sixplex – the old Loews Meadow 8 has been completely gutted open, although the exterior walls on the sides and back are still up
Will LA Fitness open in time? I read an article online that there was a shooting at an LA Fitness in a suburb near Pittsburgh….they should put extra security at that building since it’s a highly trafficked area.
Just in time for Halloween…ha ha ha!!!
I was told that the Kerasotes Showplace 14 will open around Oct.
That’s good to hear…and pretty soon not too far from there another towering hulk of a theater will arrive….Xanadu. That thing will have a real IMAX screen, unlike other theaters that have mini versions of the famous format.
Demolition of the Loews Meadow 8 is proceeding – the building has been almost completely gutted and no longer looks like a theater. The new Showplace 14 is a huge concrete monstrosity going up in the parking lot on the other side of the Loews Meadow 6, just off Route 3 West. Supposedly it will open up sometime in August.
Maybe Regal could do it, since they’re publicly traded and are in much better shape than AMC.
A friend of mine asked me if I knew about a theatre being built near the entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel. Is this Kerasotes Showplace 14 the one he could be referring to? Also, with Muvicos money woes, I guess someone else will be finishing the plex in Xanadu. (If Xanadu itself ever gets finished)
The Meadow Six was the first to open in 1982, so I guess the Plaza 8 opened shortly thereafter. Now Secaucus will have only one theater left until the Meadow Six closes and the new Kerasotes Showplace 14 opens. BTW, how’s construction going at that place?
I know the manager told the answer to that question when I was there on the day they closed, but for some reason, I just can’t seem to remember right now. I’m pretty sure she said it was somewhere between 1980-1983. If it comes to me, I’ll definitely let you know.
I agree with ur comment, christophersepp. When did the 8 plex open?
I just realized, I’m pretty sure I’ve also been to the theater at Menlo Park, though not in quite a few years. I, like movie534, also liked its style and format quite a lot. Of course I understand that it could have taken a turn for the worst since then, but if it is the theater I’m thinking of, the “traditional” lay-out it offered was something I wish more theaters would follow. Sadly, as AMC has no interest in classical styling, I just don’t see that happening any time soon. Too bad they don’t use the Ziegfeld in NYC as an example when they build new theaters, instead of whatever kind of “factory” composite they currently use. If I wanted to see movies in a warehouse, I’d bring a projector to Home Depot.lol Heck, forget about the Ziegfeld, copy the Tenplex’s design from it’s heyday. Then again, there was absolutely nothing wrong with the set-up of the 8, as the seats were comfortable, the screens were nice and wide, and there was easy access to any seat in the house for anyone with a disability or who’s elderly.
Movie534, if only that was reality and not a dream, I would be one happy camper. According to most of the articles I’ve read in the local press lately, the movie theater that was supposed to be part of Xanadu might not be opening at all, due to the company having serious financial trouble. As most of us already know, Xanadu as a whole is facing MAJOR financial trouble. Corzine and Codey are really the only two people who seemed to want it in the first place, as the sheer majority of local residents were against it, according to all of the studies/polls that were done by the local press and I know I definitely didn’t want it in my “backyard”. Sorry to get off topic. My original point was that, if the theater at Xanadu doesn’t open will AMC look even more stupid for closing these two theaters and letting the new chain opening up in their place take all their business? In other words, wasn’t the whole reason they were closing the 6 and the 8 because they were going to have a “major rival” at Xanadu, which now might not be the case. Xanadu, the Prudential Center, and the “new” Giants Stadium represent everything WRONG with our state, as all three were given HUGE tax breaks and also state and local funding, while the state budget is a disaster. It doesn’t help matters that all three were TOTALLY unnecessary endeavors. If the new Giants Stadium had a dome, allowing it to host the Super Bowl, then I could possibly understand the expense, but it’s going to be a carbon copy of the old one just with more luxury boxes and ridiculously expensive seat licensing fees. In other words, like the newer movie theaters we’ve all spoken about, the new stadium really won’t be a “benefit” to the fans, just newer. Close to 400 million dollars of tax debt was forgiven by the state to the build the stadium, while the governor talks of raising the property taxes of us “little people”. :(
thanks for updating the status of the theater.
And to my friend christophersepp, I wake up every day hoping things go back to the way they once were, but as you said, I think its just a pipe dream.
What other theatres in Edison, Justin??? You dont mean that hunk of junk on Oak Tree Road that Clearview used to run, that now shows Bollywood films on 6 of the 8 screens?? And I like the theatre in Menlo Park. I remember when it was built, I was there for 3 weeks helping to install all the screens. What that theatre needs is some TLC, which they wont get from AMC.
On the AMC website, there’s still a webpage featuring the now-closed theater, but the fandango showtimes say they’re not available.
I remember when I was young that this theater always showed family, comedy, and indie films such as Aladdin (where I got a coloring paper and wanted to win something like free movie tickets but didn’t) while the Meadow six had the event films like The Fifth Element (probably the last movie I saw there before they expanded the Loews Wayne) back when Sony/Loews owned the chain before AMC ran it to the ground.
status should be closed.