Plaza
Although the word plaza derives from plaza a Spanish word related to "field" which describes an open urban public space, such as a city square, it has been quite popular in South Africa as the name of a cinema or bioscope.
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The Plaza, Bloemfontein
An art deco cinema seating ***, designed by** for ** and copleted in 19**. **** Demolished in 19**
The Plaza Kinema, Johannesburg
An art deco cinema seating 816 people, designed by the firms Kallenbach, Kennedy and Furner and Greatbach and Timlin for Kinemas Limited, completed 1928. **
Sources
http://www.artefacts.co.za/main/Buildings/bldgframes.php?bldgid=1605
Haig Beck(Editor). 1985. UIA International Architect : Southern Africa (Issue 8). London: International Architect. p. 58.
L. Cumming-George. 1933. Architecture in South Africa - Volume One. Cape Town: The Speciality Press of S.A. Ltd.. pp. 45-46.
The Plaza Theatre, Johannesburg
A Modern Movement style movie theatre designed by Stanley Furner and opened in 1931. ** PLAZA, The, Johannesburg. Situated in Rissik Street. ACT brought out Sir Edmund Hillary to give lectures at the Plaza in 1955. **** (Tucker, 1997)
The Plaza Theatre, Uitenhage.
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