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South Coast Plaza

August 30th, 2007 · 3 Comments

South Coast Plaza Theatre
3410 Bristol, Costa Mesa, CA.

Specifications

    Operators: National/Mann/Edwards
    Status: Demolished
    Opened: 3/13/68
    Closed: 1999
    Current Use: 
    Screens: 1/2
    Seating: Slope (1174/599 & 566 seats)

Profile

Images

Architectural Sketch     Original South Coast Plaza Theatre     South Coast Plaza Auditorium circa 1968

Grand Opening     Opening Showtime Listing     South Coast Plaza Twinned Advertisement

South Coast Plaza Theatre     South Coast Plaza Box Marquee     South Coast Plaza Street View

South Coast Plaza Side View     South Coast Plaza Rear View     South Coast Plaza Side

South Coast Plaza Sign     South Coast Plaza Rooftop View     South Coast Plaza Rooftop Side View

South Coast Plaza Interior     South Coast Plaza Side Lobby     South Coast Plaza Lobby

Gap Between South Coast And Plaza Theatres     South Coast Plaza Sign Street Level View     South Coast Plaza Theatre Profile

Spring 2008 Demolition

South Coast Plaza Theatre Demolition     The End of an Era

South Coast Plaza Rooftop     Interior Demolition     Stripped Rooftop

Projection Ports     Box Office Demolition     Lobby Entry Demolition

Side Lobby Demolition     Utility Closet     South Coast Plaza Front Pad Demolition

South Coast Plaza Sign Base     South Coast Plaza Sign

South Coast Plaza Property     South Coast Plaza Sign Post Demolition

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Tags: Costa Mesa

3 responses so far ↓

  • 1 The Westwood of Orange County // Mar 17, 2009 at 11:29 am

    […] in Orange County movie going. On March 13, 1968,  Fox West Coast/National General opened the South Coast Plaza Theatre, marking the theoretical start to Costa Mesa’s “golden era” of movie going. […]

  • 2 The Plaza Theatre’s Celebrity Opening // Nov 26, 2009 at 5:04 am

    […] Coast Plaza 2 (later to become known as the South Coast Plaza 3), to compliment the neighboring South Coast Plaza Cinema. Among the opening week’s events was a charity champagne reception and screening of the […]

  • 3 A Wasted Patch of Green // Oct 3, 2010 at 3:08 am

    […] grass covered clearing was once a movie going Mecca for Orange County, the South Coast Plaza Theatre. Some two decades removed from the “Westwood of Orange County” glory days and over a […]