Wythe Cinema
2221 Kecoughton Road,
Wythe,
Hampton,
VA
23661
2221 Kecoughton Road,
Wythe,
Hampton,
VA
23661
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Martin Theatres
Functions: Auto Repair Shop
Previous Names: Wythe Theatre
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Located in the Wythe district of Hampton, at the corner of Kecoughton Road and Chesterfield Road. The Wythe Theatre opened on October 8, 1939 with Myrna Loy in “The Rains Came”, and played second-run movies. Movies would play at the Palace Theatre at Newport News, and then transfer to the Wythe Theatre. The theatres were operated by Gordon family. The Wythe Theatre was still open in 1950. From 1965 it was operating as the Wythe Cinema.
Today it operates as an Auto Zone motor spares store.
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Check this link for a photo of the Wythe Theater
http://americanclassicimages.com/Default.aspx?tabid=141&txtSearch=CATAdvancedSearch1%2c-1%2c3%2c1242&catpagesize=25&ProductID=34807
This house was a very early shopping center theater. Groceteria.com member carolinatraveler posted this entry on one of the site’s message boards with the following information:
The caption of the fourth thumbnail photo on this web page (click the “-Businesses-” link) says that the Wythe Theatre opened on October 6, 1939.
PLEASE CHANGE NAME TO:
WYTHE CINEMA (THAT WAS ITS NAME BY 1967)
PREVIOUS NAME:
WYTHE THEATRE
PREVIOUSLY OPERATED BY:
GORDON ENTERPRISES
MARTIN THEATRES
When the Wythe opened, prices were as follows:
Afternoons: .25
Evenings: .35
Children – any time: .10
The Wythe Statement of Policy as noted in the Oct 4, 1939 ad
The Wythe is operated by the owners of the Palace Theatre….100% local. The same high-calibre pictures the Palace brought to the Peninsula will be shown here. First-run for the first time on the lower Peninsula. We bid you welcome. Leonard & Julian Gordon
Complete air conditioning – lots of Parking space – Ultra-Comfortable Seats
The Peninsula’s Smartest, Most Modern Theater
Per local newspaper ads, the Wythe operated from 1939 to 1981
1965 shot of the Wythe Theatre transforming to the Wythe Cinema in photos.