Plaza Theater
3806 McKinney Avenue,
Dallas,
TX
75204
3806 McKinney Avenue,
Dallas,
TX
75204
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The Plaza Theater is listed in the 1950 edition of Film Daily Yearbook, and possibly opened in the late 1940’s.
In the early 1980’s an office building situated diagonally across from North Dallas High School remained standing and was at one time home to the Plaza Theater.
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An old movie theater ad from 1949 for the Plaza Theater.
This is a 1982 photo of a Plaza Theater in Dallas.
Another movie theater ad from from 1949 for the Plaza Theater in Dallas.
LM -
I think your 1982 photo of the Plaza Theater might actually be the Fine Arts (formerly the Varsity) in Snider Plaza, across Hillcrest Ave. from SMU campus (see Randy Carlisle photo link below) I used to work just south of the Fine Arts when it was running quality films in the 1970’s.
I never saw the Plaza – perhaps, if your picture is correct, it was designed by the same architect/built by the same firm, and around the same time as the Varsity?
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The Plaza on McKinney near North Dallas High School closed in about 1961 and in 1964 was remodeled into the Haskell Plaza Office Building.
It seated 755 and was operated at one time by Mrs. Ruth Wafford and J. T. Orr. Mrs. Wafford also operated the Lagow Theater in Dallas.
The photo is of the Plaza Theater in Garland, I think.
Bob, here is a photo of the Garland Plaza –
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Upshot of all this is: I don’t think we have a pic of the old Plaza Theater that used to be across the street from North Dallas High School.
This is an article from Boxoffice magazine, October 5, 1956, on the reopening of the Plaza Theatre by Ruth Wofford and J. T. Orr:
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fturner, I’m getting a Page Not Found result for all issuu.com links. My browser is Firefox – do you think that is the problem?