Wythe Cinema
2221 Kecoughton Road,
Wythe,
Hampton,
VA
23661
2221 Kecoughton Road,
Wythe,
Hampton,
VA
23661
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1965 shot of the Wythe Theatre transforming to the Wythe Cinema in photos.
Per local newspaper ads, the Wythe operated from 1939 to 1981
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
When the Wythe opened, prices were as follows:
Afternoons: .25
Evenings: .35
Children – any time: .10
PLEASE CHANGE NAME TO:
WYTHE CINEMA (THAT WAS ITS NAME BY 1967)
PREVIOUS NAME:
WYTHE THEATRE
PREVIOUSLY OPERATED BY:
GORDON ENTERPRISES
MARTIN THEATRES
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.
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:
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