In true Hollywood style, this is shot from the best angle and with the best lighting. Trust me.

The Plaza opened in 1940, and was damaged in a 1941 flood. Television arrived in 1953, in the form of snowy black-and-white pictures from a DuMont network affiliate 60 miles away in Topeka. The Plaza soldiered on for decades, later became a music venue, and is now For Sale. Cracks in many exterior tiles indicate all is not well inside.