Plaza Theatre, Movie theater in Paddington, Australia

The Plaza Theatre sits at 163-169 Latrobe Terrace, combining cinema and retail in one building. The structure features a gable roof and masonry walls, with eight street-front shops forming part of its original design.

Richard Gailey Junior designed the cinema in 1929 for Greater Brisbane Motion Pictures Ltd, with John Hutchinson overseeing construction. It opened during the shift from silent to sound films, requiring rapid technical upgrades to its equipment.

The interior imitates a Spanish courtyard: a blue ceiling painted to look like the night sky, side niches and painted barley-twist columns. This makes the Plaza the only Brisbane suburban picture theatre identified as "atmospheric", a style meant to extend theatrical illusion from the screen to the venue. The eight shops fronting Latrobe Terrace, including Harold Louitt's chemist (1930–69), tied the cinema to daily street life.

The former cinema stands at the corner of Latrobe Terrace and Collingwood Street, with its original entrance foyer flanked by eight shops fronting Latrobe Terrace. The auditorium was a single-level raked floor, so the interior reads as one continuous space. It now houses Empire Revival, an antiques and homewares store.

The original auditorium held around 1,250 seats across a single level. This generous capacity made it a major entertainment destination in Paddington during the height of cinema popularity.