East End Theater
418 N. 25th Street,
Richmond,
VA
23223
418 N. 25th Street,
Richmond,
VA
23223
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A classic, although worn and not kept up as it should be, Art Deco style theater in downtown Richmond, VA. It opened in 1938 and closed in 1970. It was designed by Henry Carl Messerschmidt, who also was architect of the Lee Theater (now the Grace Street Theater) and Bellevue Theater in Richmond.
Shame that this theater’s gone downhill – renovation could be a turning point in bringing back the magic this part of the city once had.
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More information on the East End can be found here and here, though the the second site is mainly about the Grace Street Theater, the former Lee.
This website has a modern photo of the East End Theater.
The current owner of the East End Theater is looking to sell what is left after she gutted the building. She planned to transform the East End Theater into her home but unfortuately left the building blighted and vacant where it serves as a reminder of the once thriving neighborhood theater. Church Hill residents hope there is someone interested in purchasing and restoring this Art Deco theater with historic tax credits and/or other incentives for restoration projects. To learn more about our neighborhood and the East End Theater, visit www.chpn.net
For information on the land and building value, address, owner, etc. go to the City of Richmond’s property search link and enter the following map reference number to see the land and building assessments, property dimentions, address, etc.: E0000337009
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About all that’s left of the East End is the walls, would it be practical to even attempt to rehab it? If something isn’t done soon the weather will deteriorate what’s left to the point that it is unstable and the city will have it demolished before it falls. I saw a lot of movies there growing up, would hate to see it go but…
Here is a 2008 photo.
This theater may get a second life: View link
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gosh i love this place. it is just two blocks up the street from my house (n. 25th). there are are some pics i have taken..
That is a great set of photos of the former East End Theatre. Lets hope that it gets the second life mentioned in the article posted on 2/18/10
Amnother 2008 photo fo the exterior of the East End Theatre.
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The East End Theatre was one of four new houses either under construction, planned, or recently opened by Benjamin Pitts Enterprises, according to an article on this page of the August 14, 1937, issue of Boxoffice.