The Plaza Grill and Cinema

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Address209 S. Main
Ottawa, Kansas
United States
Coordinates38°36′55.332″N 95°16′05.88″W / 38.61537000°N 95.2683000°W / 38.61537000; -95.2683000
OwnerScott Zaremba
DesignationWorld's oldest purpose-built cinema currently in operation[1]
Plaza 1907
The Bijou
The Crystal Plaza
The Plaza
Photo of the theatre's sign—the marquee, "Memorabilia Museum", and vertical "Plaza" section.
Façade in 2018
Interactive map of Plaza 1907
Address209 S. Main
Ottawa, Kansas
United States
Coordinates38°36′55.332″N 95°16′05.88″W / 38.61537000°N 95.2683000°W / 38.61537000; -95.2683000
OwnerScott Zaremba
DesignationWorld's oldest purpose-built cinema currently in operation[1]
Current useMovie Theatre
Construction
OpenedMay 22, 1907 (118 years ago) (1907-05-22)
Website
Plaza Grill and Cinema

Plaza 1907 (formerly known as The Plaza Grill and Cinema and Crystal Plaza and The Bijou) is located in Ottawa, Kansas, United States and has been named the "oldest purpose-built cinema in operation in the world",[1][2] having applied to Guinness World Records in June 2017 and beaten out a theatre in Denmark by two days.[3]

Photo from 1971 NRHP application – theatre far left.

The theatre is part of the Downtown Ottawa Historic District, which was listed June 29, 1972.[4]

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