The Plaza Grill and Cinema
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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]
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The Bijou The Crystal Plaza The Plaza | |
Address | 209 S. Main Ottawa, Kansas United States |
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Coordinates | 38°26′55.2276″N 95°16′6.1854″W |
Owner | Scott Zaremba |
Designation | World's oldest purpose-built cinema currently in operation[1] |
Current use | Movie Theatre |
Opened | May 22, 1907 (116 years ago) (1907-05-22) |
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The theatre is part of the Downtown Ottawa Historic District, which was listed June 29, 1972.[4]