Plaza Twin
1259 Whitehall Mall,
Whitehall,
PA
18052
1259 Whitehall Mall,
Whitehall,
PA
18052
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: AMC Theatres, Budco Inc., Roxy Management Company, Inc.
Functions: Gymnasium
Previous Names: Plaza Theater, AMC Plaza 2
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The Plaza Theater opened July 8, 1966 at the Whitehall Mall in Whitehall Township, to the north of Allentown, PA. It was a single screen theater with 1,200-seats. The theater was actually opened before the Mall was, and there were large plastic sheets to stop people from going into the construction area inside the mall. The first film shown there was “The Glass Bottom Boat” with Doris Day and Rod Taylor.
On June 22, 1979 a second screen was added and it became the Plaza Twin. There were possibly 600-seats in each auditorium. It opened as a Budco theater but was converted to AMC after the merger. It was run as a “second run” theater.
It was sold to the Roxy Managment Co. in 1996 and became a third run theater, and seats went for $1. The Roxy Management Co. closed it on June 13, 1999. It’s interior was gutted and combined with an unused section of the old Lea’s and converted into a Gold’s Gym location the mall interior. The facade was kept intact after the conversion.
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This opened on July 8th, 1966 with one screen and the 2nd screen opened on June 22nd, 1979. Grand opening ads in the photo section.
it’s Name under AMC Management was AMC Plaza 2.
of the two Mall Theaters in Whitehall this is the only one to have any part of it’s structure intact. when the space was sold with the unused anchor space they opted to not alter the mall interior facades.
Closed on June 13, 1999 with “Doug’s First Movie” in Screen 1 and “Never Been Kissed” and “Forces of Nature” in Screen 2.