The Plaza Classic Film Festival returns to El Paso’s historic Plaza Theatre this summer and so far, their schedule is shaping up to be a great one! Walking into the historic theater, you’d never guess that for a while it was shut down; between the ’80’s and 2006, the theater was vacant. In 2006 it was restored for $38 million and the movies returned to the Plaza!
When The Birds premiered at El Paso’s Plaza Theatre in 1963, it was nothing short of a spectacle- complete with searchlights, a glamorous crowd, and the thrill of a Hitchcock release. Now, over 60 years later, the film is flying back to where it all began. As part of this year’s Plaza Classic Film Festival, The Birds will once again grace the big screen at the historic downtown venue, giving El Pasoans a rare chance to relive a cinematic moment that once lit up the city.
With the Plaza Classic Film Festival just around the corner, now is a great time to take a glance at what the Plaza looked like in 1963 when Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds premiered, and how the Plaza lit up for it!…