Plaza Cinerama Theatre
Granby Row,
Dublin
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Granby Row,
Dublin
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The conversion from a chapel to a cinema was for W. Shanly, not Shaulay as per the main text. Shanly had a small, but growing group of cinemas dotted around the UK and here in Dublin.
Architectural firm the initial conversion from church were Batchelor & Hicks, plans of 1911 for ‘Conversion into cinema of former Bethesda Church on corner of Dorset St Upper’.
There are early references to this place as ‘Shanley’s Picture Hall’.
One of the best Cinerama theatres that I ever visited. I think the problem was its location!
The Plaza Cinerama was the only proper widescreen in Dublin to watch “2001: A Space Odyssey”.
Here is the picture of the same site now
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgcsm71/2731908514/
There is now a Comfort Inn open on the site of this cinema.
A picture of the former Dorset / Plaza /Cinerama Cinema taken shortly before its demolition in 2005 is at
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This photo shows it as the National Wax Museum (closed), which was the final use of this building and with exterior advertising features promoting the Wax Museum.
Cinema / Wax Museum was completely demolished in late 2005 for redevelopment. This former church, later Dorset / Plaza Cinema was reduced to bare ground and is, I believe, to be redeveloped as apartments.
The former Plaza Cinema which housed the Wax Museum is now closed as the owner is going to demolish it and turn the land in to a hotel