AMC Franklin Mills 14
1149 Franklin Mills Circle,
Philadelphia,
PA
19154
1149 Franklin Mills Circle,
Philadelphia,
PA
19154
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The Franklin Mills 14 opened December 19, 1997 at Franklin Mills Mall, on the site of the former Sears Catolog Outlet store. The Franklin Mills Mall itself sits on the site of the former Liberty Bell Racetrack.
This theatre replaced a older GCC Franklin Mills 10 theatre, which was located on the outskirts of the mall.
The auditoriums are stadium seating, with digital sound, and two of the auditoriums are equipped with Lucasfilm’s THX digital sound system.
In 2002, General Cinema was acquired by AMC Theatres.
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Any idea where the Plaza Theater was in NE Philadelphia? I can’t find it on CT, but I think I’m looking under the wrong name. Any help would be great.
http://tinyurl.com/6ytpqh
You don’t mean “was” but is, while meantime here’s the CT link for it: /theaters/17221_0_2_0_C/
If you’re planning to go there, when you get to Roosevelt Boulevard and Grant Avenue veer west on Grant, Grant Plaza Shopping Center will immediately appear on your right, and you’ll see the United Artists Grant Plaza Cinema 9 to the far other side of it across its large parking area. Be forewarned there’s no marquee, so if you want to know what’s showing you’ll have to check the newspaper listings. It isn’t cheap, but at least it’s tidily maintained, unlike how it was with the AMC Orleans.
Hmmm, just came back from visiting that link you provided — which by rights I should’ve done first before posting — and have no knowledge of any theater of old in Northeast Philadelphia called the Plaza, in the Franklin Mills area or otherwise. So now you’ve got me curious, too! I grew up here in NE Philly, but never remember ever seeing any movie listings for a Plaza theater other than the link I gave you. So if you find out anything please let me know as well. Thanks!
Since its a site for the ministry that now occupies the former GCC Franklin Mills, I’d take a stab in the dark and say that its just a generic movie theatre photo that they put on the website.
A google image search results in this….
View link
OK, thanks.
Ken MC, with HDTV267’s help, it appears we’ve just solved the mystery of the phantom Northeast Philadelphia theater of old called the “Plaza.” The photo that ministry uses at its website isn’t located in Northeast Philadelphia at all but rather is at 1049 Ponce De Leon Avenue NE, in Atlanta, Georgia. The CT webpage for it is /theaters/4226/
And from what I can determine, it’s still in operation and appears to be doing well and still has that great marquee.
Meantime, it should be clarified the Northeast Philly theater the ministry took over isn’t the AMC Franklin Mills 14 that remains in fullscale operation today but is the former GCC Franklin Mills 10 that had been on the mall’s outskirts.
Since the end of 2010, the AMC Franlin Mills 14 Theatre has had a IMAX screen installed, joining AMC Neshaminy 24, AMC Hamilton 24, AMC Loews Cherry Hill 24, The Franklin Institude, and REG King of Prussia Stadium 16 as the only IMAX screens in the Philadelphia area
interesting. I was at Franklin Mills recently and didn’t notice any new construction there or expansion to the complex. It doesn’t seem to be anything that would house a true IMAX screen simiar to that at King of Prussia and Franklin Institute
IMAX Corp. has retrofitting existing screens for the Digital IMAX. They mostr likely will never build a 70mm IMAX setup again. Franklin mills, along with Neshaminy, Hamilton, cherry Hill, and New Brunswick 18 will be getting Sanctum: An IMAX 3D Experience this Friday. King of Prussia will be keeping Tron Legacy IMAX 3D.
then it isn’t IMAX.
To me, IMAX means what is offered at King of Prussia , Franklin Institute or at Lincoln Square in New York City or at the Metreon in San Francisco.