The main elevation of the Plaza Community Cinema from the east

The Plaza Cinema opened on 2nd September 1939 and was closed the same day, as public buildings were ordered to close following the outbreak of the Second World War. The order was lifted after several weeks. The cinema was renamed the Odeon Cinema, the Classic Cinema, the Cannon Cinema, and the Apollo Cinema after several takeovers. It was closed as the Apollo Cinema in 1996. A community campaign saw the cinema reopened as the Plaza Community Cinema in 1997. It became a registered charity. Plaza Community Cinema, Crosby Road North, Waterloo, Sefton, Sefton