Empire Theater
533 Main Street,
Danville,
VA
24541
533 Main Street,
Danville,
VA
24541
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Precious little is known about the Empire Theater other than it operated under two different owners in the early part of the 20th century. It opened on May 4, 1914. In 1916 the president of the company and local manager for Empire Theater was George M. Mann and his brother John W. Mann was secretary of the company.
The theater housed 300 people and was one of the early motion-picture theaters. The theater occupied the northern ground floor of the Ferrell Building located at 535 Main Street. (Empire was 533 Main Street). It was closed on May 13, 1916 and was converted into a restaurant.
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The Empire Theatre was originally operated by J.O. Boatwright, and opened on May 4, 1914.
The Empire Theatre closed for the final time on May 13, 1916 before it was leased more than two months later by Mr. John Pryor to George Monos, a Greek restauranteur who decided to convert the former theater into a restaurant.