Vienna Theatre
224 Maple Avenue E,
Vienna,
VA
22180
224 Maple Avenue E,
Vienna,
VA
22180
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Opened by Broumas Theatre Circuit which held on to the theatre until its bankruptcy in 1967
When this single was twinned, rather than cut the house lengthwise down the center, they cut across the center, and build a new screen/booth. The original width of the screens maintained, but with a very short throw from the booth port, maintaining focus was somewhat troublesome.
The slope of the floor was maintained, so screen 1 was at a gentle angle, while screen 2 maintained the slop and then curved back up to the orginal screen. The original doors to the house were retained for access to screen 1, and a new hallway was constructed on the outside of the original exterior wall to gain access to the new house. This ‘outside hallway’ was enclosed in a new construction, and the hallway had windows to the parking lot and one-sheet poster cases down the hall.
The screens were so large and the seats so close to the screen, when I saw “The Last Starfighter” there in 1985, I couldn’t read the name “Catherine Mary Stewart” without moving my head. It was literally impossible to watch the entire screen all at once.
I worked there for two weeks in 1987 when it was operated by Showcase theaters. I projected “Over the Top”, “The Color of Money” and “A Room with a View”.
When the site closed, the building was gutted and became an eye glasses shop. The old parking lot has a new building, but the original theater structure still stands.