Plaza Theatre
115 S. Commerce Street,
Gainesville,
TX
76240
115 S. Commerce Street,
Gainesville,
TX
76240
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Gainesville’s Plaza Theatre was a chic monolith structure decorated in subdued Art Deco styling that caught the eye of passers by.
Plaza auditorium detail was a bit more flamboyant. Speed stripes defined sidewalls in colours of salmon, saffron, and powder blue. Zig-zag, stacked cone lighting fixtures accentuated the Art Deco effect. A small balcony offered cheap seats, topped by an off center projection booth.
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A view of the Plaza Theatre and it’s auditorium.
My first job at the Plaza in 1953 while a Junior in High School was the relief projectionist. Very old equipment that used rectifiers for the power source for the Peerless lamp-houses. The projector changer-over device was hand made using electrical conduit and electrical junction boxes. The projection booth was not located in the center but offset to the north side of the theater. Thanks for keeping it’s memory alive. Bill Maughan