Lakeside Plaza Cinemas
5353 Lakeshore Road,
Burlington,
ON
L7L 4N9
5353 Lakeshore Road,
Burlington,
ON
L7L 4N9
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Famous Players
Functions: Retail
Previous Names: Skyway Plaza Cinemas, Lakeside Cinemas
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Opened as the Skyway Plaza Cinemas on January 26, 1973, this old movie house closed in 1985. It reopened on March 7, 1986 as the Lakeside Cinemas and closed again on October 27, 1987. It was renovated and reopened in 1990 as the Lakeside Plaza Cinemas.
The former Skyway got its movie theater wings in 1998 when it closed.
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Chad Irish
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I worked here as an usher from 1975-1977 while in high school, my first job. It was then Skyway Cinemas, there were 2 cinemas, Cinema 1 which held about 450, & a smaller auditorium Cinema 2, at about 250. Definitely of the modern, spartan design, no screen curtains, balconies or any other frills. Good memories of this place though, the manager was an older, no-nonsense lady named Mrs. Willard, if still with us she’d be well into her 90’s today. Nice lady though, treated us well. I’d love to go in there & take a look around, the view on Google Earth shows the entrance much as it was.
Loved these theatres, saw many movies there in the 70s including “Blazing Saddles” and laughed all the way home. Every theatre operator since has all but abandoned any theatre south of the QEW in Burlington, Oakville and Mississauga which is a shame.
I wrote my comments above in 2015, here we are 8 years later in 2023 & the view hasn’t changed at all, even the marquee ceiling lights still remain from the mid 1970’s. It amazes me that a large potential revenue generating space can remain empty and dormant for decades.
opened on January 26th, 1973. Grand opening ad posted.
Closed in 1985 and reopened on March 7th, 1986, by Famous Players to supplement their Burlington Mall Cinemas. Grand opening ad posted. More to come…
“Temporary closed” by Famous Players on October 27th, 1987. Another ad posted. More to come.
Reopened for the last time on November 5th, 1993 and closed or stopped its listings in 1998. Grand opening ad posted.