Plaza Theatre

6337 E. Spring St. Long Beach, CA 90808 | map |

 

Opening: 1966. The theatre building is part of the Lakewood Plaza strip mall on the north side of the street just west of Palo Verde Ave. One of the owners was Jack Feder, who also had the Roxy Theatre downtown. Originally intended as an upscale art house, the theatre went to a family policy soon after opening.

 

 

 

 A February 15, 1966 opening day ad. Thanks to Mike Rivest for locating it.

Seating: 500. It was a single screen venue. 

Architect: Kenneth Wing designed the $250,000 building. He also was the architect for the Long Beach Arena.

Closing: The Plaza closed July 20, 1977 according to data from Ken McIntyre.

Status: The building is still there but is now used as a Fitness 19 gym.

 

Looking east on Spring toward Palo Verde. The former theatre is the brown building in the center of the image. Photo: Google Maps - 2019

Behind the complex looking at the screen end of the building. Photo: Google Maps - 2017

More Information: See the page on Cinema Treasures for all the information that's known about the Plaza.

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