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Plaza Theatre
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116 Walnut St
Helena AR
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| Record #30753 |
Opened:
Closed: Yes (date unknown)
Demolished: Yes (date unknown)
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Capacity: 405 seats
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After her husband's death in 1913, African-American businesswoman Eliza Miller built the Plaza Theatre and became the first woman to build and operate a movie theater in Arkansas. The theater opened around 1917 and she continued to operate it until her death in 1938.
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Last featured 11/22/2008. Last edited 6/15/2018.
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