Strand Theatre
325 Granby Street,
Norfolk,
VA
23510
325 Granby Street,
Norfolk,
VA
23510
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I think the Victoria Theatre, built as a vaudeville house, opened about 1920. It later became a movie theatre and was renamed the Strand Theatre. I think that sometime in the 1930’s or early 1940’s it was gutted and converted to the downtown Hofheimer’s shoe store.
As of 1995 it was empty. It might not look much like a theatre from Granby Street, but it’s unmistakable from the rear.
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The Strand theater in Norfolk had a Robert-Morton theater organ installed in 1923.
The function should be changed to “gym”.
Hey Chief,try to get inside and recon for any interior features.
Yes you could enroll in a Pilates course and take photos of the interior.
KEN MC, I think Pilates Center rents space from TRDance Center (Todd Rosenlieb Dance Center) so the function should be changed to “Dance Studio”
GHAMILTON, not a bad idea, but I live in the Chicago area.
MIKEMOVIES, very funny, even if I did live in Norfolk, that Pilates stuff looks a lot like Yoga. A long time ago I had a girlfriend who took me to her Yoga class, I was so bored I couldn’t wait for it to be over and I never went back and I got rid of the girlfriend! As far as going to the dance studio, I feel about that like I do Yoga. HA HA!
Chief Jensen
It might be difficult to hide a camera wearing leotards and a tutu. LOL
haha I am not interested in pilates or yoga myself. Lifting a can of beer gives a great workout. No need to spend additional money on classes.
According to the 1936 AFY Yearbook, the Strand at that time seated 1,000.
Seating in 1940 is also given as 1,000.
It had to be still operating in 1940, it was under the Loew’s Theatres banner at that time.