Riverview Theatre
3910 Granby Street,
Norfolk,
VA
23504
3910 Granby Street,
Norfolk,
VA
23504
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Levine Theatrical Enterprises
Firms: Lublin, McGaughy & Associates
Styles: Streamline Moderne
Previous Names: Riverview Playhouse
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News About This Theater
- Dec 9, 2012 — Happy 50th, “Lawrence of Arabia”
- Mar 2, 2010 — Happy 45th, "The Sound Of Music"
Another classic Norfolk movie house, the Riverview Theatre was a roadshow theatre that kept a reserved seat policy and showed 70mm films such as “Cleopatra”, “Lawrence of Arabia” & “The Sound of Music”. In later years, the Riverview Theatre became a live theater venue.
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Tyler10. Would love to talk to you about your experience with the civic and business league. I myself failed to get the owner/realtor to return my calls. It seems other friends of mine have had a similar experience. Let’s talk.
Tripnjive, I work with the owners of this property. We would be interested in speaking with you. Please call 757-434-3316. Be sure to leave a message and we will be in touch.
Marquee is stylish and like the letering and neon.
I hope this theater can be saved. I have many fond memories of it when I was 14 years old. I went to see the Ten Commandments in 1957 every week it played here.
My dear, departed mother went to The Riverview every week when possible to see THE SOUND OF MUSIC for over 120 viewings. (She sometimes watched it twice the same day)
I’ll always remember how she seemed to float each time she exited the theater.
I was raised in this theater. My dad was the projectionist. Saw many movies and had all the free popcorn I could eat….lots of great memories. Would love to know if it’s still for sale and would be interested in helping to bring in back.
It was 50 years ago today that “The Sound of Music” premiered at the Riverview. With a reserved-seat run of 115 weeks, it’s almost certainly the long-run record holder for this venue. (Anyone know of something that ran longer?) It was one of ten runs in the United States and at least 24 globally that ran the movie continuously into a third year.
Who owns this now? I have an investor that is very interested.
Opened on October 8th, 1947. Grand opening ad posted.
Sharing the link to a recently-published chronology of the Tidewater region’s 70mm presentation history. The Riverview Playhouse is mentioned quite a few times in the piece.