This week, in 1970, Nation General opened the South 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 John Wayne western “Rio Lobo”. Being a resident of near bye Newport Beach, Mr. Wayne […]
Entries from November 2009
The Plaza Theatre’s Celebrity Opening
November 26th, 2009 Comments Off on The Plaza Theatre’s Celebrity Opening
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Anaheim Hills: The Last Mann in Orange County
November 19th, 2009 Comments Off on Anaheim Hills: The Last Mann in Orange County
Seventeen years ago, Edwards opened the Festival 8 Cinemas, hoping to tap in to the affluent planned community of Anaheim Hills. While the Festival 8 never quite lived up to attendance expectations, the theatre was later expanded to fourteen screens, to stay viable in the megaplex era and trump it’s nearest competitor, Cinemapolis (now known as Cinema City). Yet, the truly notable […]
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Costa Mesa’s First Cinema
November 5th, 2009 Comments Off on Costa Mesa’s First Cinema
Back on November 4, 1948, Costa Mesa welcomed it’s first cinema with the opening of the Mesa Theatre. Having faced strict post World War II construction restrictions, the Mesa’s opening had been long delayed and only came after some prolonged lobbying by city officials; which reached all the way to the White House. The luxurious single screen […]
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