Old Peninsula Movie Theatres
(This page is under construction.)
This site was created at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 03/11/03:
"Perhaps you would consider adding a new feature:
Old Movie Theaters in Newport News and Hampton.
"How many of us had our first dates, first hand-holding, first kiss, in those
old theaters?
How many memories are out there that might be shared
... with all due modesty, of course?"
Thanks, Dave! What
a super idea!
This is now a place for you to record your special memories
of times spent at these
popular dating places.
Send your thoughts to:
For a look at Movie Theaters on the Virginia Peninsula, 1925 - 1945, see:
http://fsweb.wm.edu/AMST370/instudy/ekrobi/home.html
(This site, created by Emily K. Robinson of William and Mary, was also sent to us by Dave Spriggs.)
Thanks again, Dave!
| UPDATED | THEATER | LOCATION | STATUS |
| 11/18/03 | The James | 3100 Washington Avenue | GONE! |
| The Langley | |||
| The Lee | |||
| The Newmarket | |||
| 04/20/04 | The Palace | 3114 Washington Avenue | CLOSED - NOW Full Gospel Church of Deliverance |
| 11/18/03 | The Paramount | 3300 Washington Avenue | GONE! - Site now houses Fire Station |
| 11/23/03 | The Village | 257 Warwick Boulevard, Hilton Village | CLOSED FOR FILMS - Shows Stage Productions |
| 11/18/03 | The Warwick | 3317-19 Washington Avenue | GONE! |
| 11/18/03 | The Wythe | 2221 Kecoughtan Road, Hampton | CLOSED - NOW Standing Vacant |
| 01/07/04 | The Drive-Ins | GONE! | |
| Anchor Drive-In | GONE! | ||
| 01/24/04 | Green Acres Drive-In | GONE! | |
| Sidney Lust's Drive-In | GONE! | ||
| York Drive-In | GONE! |
Listings from the Monday, June 10, 1963 issue of the Daily Press:
(enlargable in two sections)
Page
redesigned at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 02/23/04
Thanks, Dave!
Smacking lips courtesy of http://www.webdeveloper.com/animations/s.html - 04/10/03.
Sparkling Theater Lights gif courtesy of http://gifsnow.com/ - 05/22/03.
20th Century Fox
theme song midi courtesy of
http://www.moviethemes.org/midis/midisa-f/20thcenturyfox.mid,
at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 07/09/03.
Thanks, Dave!
