I remember when this theatre was called the Cinema on the Mall in the mid-70’s, saw a double feature of Airport 1975 and The Black Windmill. Century Cinema Circuit ran it. It was a cool theatre with a walk up balcony.
This was a great theatre in the 70’s and Early 80’s. HUGE main auditorium with a walk up balcony. Event movies like JAWS, STAR WARS and THE RIGHT STUFF opened there. It was ruined by Cineplex Odeon in the late 80’s and is scheduled to close soon and be raised. :–(
It really wasn’t Mann that brought the Plaza down. They booked it respectfully with titles like The Unbearable Lightness of Being and such. It was the emergence of the 3rd street Promenade and AMC in Century City and all the trendy people who rather sit in closets to watch a movie than real movie theatres. The Fact that Mann has kept if open so long is amazing to me. I wish someone would take it seriously and keep it open. It is a nice screen with space and a big screen.
My family frequented this drive-in when I was a child. It is missed as is every other Drive-in of the past.
Landmark has done a nice job restoring the theatre. I went there recently. It has a College town feeling to it again.
I remember when this theatre was called the Cinema on the Mall in the mid-70’s, saw a double feature of Airport 1975 and The Black Windmill. Century Cinema Circuit ran it. It was a cool theatre with a walk up balcony.
This was a great theatre in the 70’s and Early 80’s. HUGE main auditorium with a walk up balcony. Event movies like JAWS, STAR WARS and THE RIGHT STUFF opened there. It was ruined by Cineplex Odeon in the late 80’s and is scheduled to close soon and be raised. :–(
It really wasn’t Mann that brought the Plaza down. They booked it respectfully with titles like The Unbearable Lightness of Being and such. It was the emergence of the 3rd street Promenade and AMC in Century City and all the trendy people who rather sit in closets to watch a movie than real movie theatres. The Fact that Mann has kept if open so long is amazing to me. I wish someone would take it seriously and keep it open. It is a nice screen with space and a big screen.