West Erie Plaza Cinemas
800 W. Erie Plaza,
Erie,
PA
16505
800 W. Erie Plaza,
Erie,
PA
16505
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Opened in 1950 as Dipson’s Plaza Cinema, with a seating capacity of around 1,000. It is located at West 8th Street at Pittsburgh Avenue, and is part of the West Erie Mall.
It was converted into a four-screen cinema in 1980. The West Erie Plaza Cinemas closed as a first-run movie theatre on December 23, 2008.
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1980 photo of the Plaza Cinema
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Rob T: Do you have a contact number for the last theatre operator, Mark Comi?
Patsy,
You might try contacting him through the following.
PLAZA CINEMAS, INC.
WEST ERIE PLAZA CINEMAS
c/o P.O.Box 8331
ERIE, PA 16505-0331
e-mail:
Chuck: Thanks so much for the information. I have sent an email and do hope to hear from someone.
There is a possibility that this theater might reopen as a brew-and-view: View link
That would be great as it has set unused for quite some time.
Are any movie theaters open in or near Erie?
I don’t know of any old movie theaters in Erie still open though there have been many over the years. The Warner isn’t a movie theater, but thank goodness Erie didn’t demolish it as it is the jewel of downtown, imo. There is an original theater in Wellsville and in Brockport NY. A more complete CT search will help you locate others.
Two views of the auditorium of the Dipson Plaza Theatre were featured in an ad for the American Seating Company in the December 8, 1951, issue of Boxoffice
Joe: Great post! American Seating Company provided seats for many theatres including my hometown theatre!