Regal Riverdale Cinema 3
2011 Cunningham Boulevard,
Hampton,
VA
23666
2011 Cunningham Boulevard,
Hampton,
VA
23666
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Opened as a single screen independent of 800 seats in July 1965, sold to Martin Theatres and remodeled into one of the first “twins” in 1969. Reopened in that format on May 1, 1970… not by “splitting”, but by adding a completely new addition (with 500 seats) onto the original facility. One of the very first multi-screen complexes.
Sold to Neighborhood Theatres around the late-1980’s which split the smaller twin, creating a triple. Downgraded to a dollar house in its later years. Closed in 1997. It still stands, in use as a church.
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Jarrell Greever
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Blog post of pics from May 2007:
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Evidently the theater went thru a minor facelift after 2003.
The recent opening of the Riverdale Theatre was announced in Boxoffice of August 9, 1965. A single-screen house of 610 seats, it was designed by architect Drew Eberson for the regional circuit Gordon Enterprises, operated by brothers Julian, Jerome, and Leonard Gordon.
I was involved in adding “DOLBY” CP-50 sound upgrades in the early 80’s, also adding projection and sound eguipment for new additions when theatre was purchased by Neiborhood Theatres.
It is now a Church – see photos
This theater was operated by Carmike Cinemas from 1985 until it was sold to Neighborhood Theatres (1987?). Carmike closed the Beechmont Twin in Newport News about the same time they sold the Riverdale Twin to Neighborhood. Carmike chose to concentrate their business in Tidewater Virginia at Williamsburg.
Operated as a single screen, double screen and finally triple screen from 1965 to 1997
I just posted a photo of the Grand Opening ad dated July 1, 1965
Just posted a photo of the ad announcing the addition of the third theater – June 14, 1991
Just posted a photo of an ad announcing the opening of the twin.
Opened in July 1965 and closed in 1997