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The Byrd Theatre is a cinema in the Carytown neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia. It was named after William Byrd II , [ 3 ] the founder of the city. The theater opened on December 24, 1928 to much excitement and is affectionately referred to as "Richmond’s Movie Palace ".
Carytown, seen from West Cary Street, with the Byrd Theatre on the right. Carytown is an urban retail district in Richmond, Virginia; it is along Cary Street at the southern end of the Museum District. Located west of the historic Fan District, Carytown has an eclectic flavor and includes more than 230 shops, restaurants, and offices. [1]
The theatre was formerly known as Richmond CenterStage. The Carpenter Theatre was originally a Loew's Theatre movie palace developed by the Loew's Theatres company and designed by John Eberson . The building's construction began in 1927, with its doors opening in 1928.
CinéBistro logo. Cobb Theatres was an American cinema chain based in Birmingham, Alabama.The company was established in 1924, in Fayette, Alabama, [1] expanding through the South starting in the late 1940s, and buying out General Cinema's West Central Florida theatres and Wometco Theatres in the 1990s before being bought by Regal Cinemas in 1997 and revived in 2001.
The Hippodrome Theater was opened in 1914 by Charles A. Somma as a vaudeville and movie theater. [2] The theater played a major role in the entertainment of Richmond's African-American community during the early 20th century. [3] It is located on Second Street in Richmond, which was once known as The Deuce. [1]
The outside of the Lee Art Theatre, photo from Special Collections and Archives, VCU Libraries. The Lee Art Theatre [sic] was an adult movie theater located on 934 W Grace Street, Richmond, Virginia, United States, that ran from 1965 to 1993. It is known as Richmond's first adult theater, and featured burlesque dancers in its later years. [1]
There was also a two-screen movie theater. Cloverleaf was very successful through the 1970s and 1980s. Major renovations were done to the mall in the 1980s. Thalhimers added a second floor to the anchor and the two-screen theater was moved to a standalone building behind the mall. The space vacated by the original theater was replaced by a food ...
Mosque Theater (1940-95) Landmark Theater (1995-2014) Address: 6 N Laurel St Richmond, VA 23220-4700: Location: Virginia Commonwealth University: Owner: City of Richmond: Capacity: 3,565: Construction; Broke ground: February 7, 1926: Opened: October 28, 1927: Rebuilt: During 2013 and 2014: Construction cost: $1.65 million ($29.3 million in 2024 ...