Norva Theatre
317 Monticello Avenue,
Norfolk,
VA
23510
317 Monticello Avenue,
Norfolk,
VA
23510
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Alfred Hitchcock’s groundbreaking thriller “Psycho” played at the Norva in 1960. I remember browsing through old newspapers on microfilm at the library and finding an ad for that. I am sure the audience screamed a lot. Nothing like it had ever been seen before.
Don; Thanks for the postcard of the Norva and Loew’s. You may want to also put the postcard on the Loew’s site which is under the Jeanne and George Roper Performing Arts Center?
From the 1950s a photo postcard view of the Norva and Loew’s Theatres in Norfolk.
1950’s street view photo of the Loew’s and the Norva.
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Here is the Norva in 1971.
Here is a b/w photo of the Norva.
Bob….thats the only ticket that I found for a movie theater in Virginia. Most of the tickets were for arenas and stadiums. Only a few were for movie theaters. If those theaters are listed here, I’ll post the tickets.
Lost Memory, interesting ticket, do you have anymore from Norfolk?
If I remember right Granby Street was higher than Monticello Avenue. The old entrance was on Granby and the floor of the theatre pretty much was at the same slope as the ground it was built on. The stage would then be at about the same level as Monticello.
Loew’s State was the same way and in fact in about 1989 the entire front of the State was converted to retail and if I remember right, if you went down the hill to the back of the State on Monticello a GYM sign was at the stage door! That has all changed since the State has been restored, I would guess!
I think the NORVA has pretty much been gutted and I would guess the Granby side is now all retail (Granby is or was Norfolk’s “Main Street”) and the entrance to the theatre would now be at the stage door level. This all of course is only a guess. What would I know, I’m now in the Chicago area. I hope someone in NorVa can fill us in.
“Ladies and Gentlemen, This is CINERAMA!” Lowell Thomas
Thanks. I was just curious why the 1964 ticket would have a totally different address than the one given above.
I also remember the Norva being located on Granby in the early 1970s. In fact, I remember a little bar around the corner … oh, never mind —– I’ll save that for TavernTreasures.com.
Yes, the Norva is situated between Granby and Monticello and also has a Granby street entrance.
Did the Norva have another entrance? This is a 1964 ticket for the Norva Theater in Norfolk, VA. The address on the ticket is 324 Granby Street.
This is the Norva at night.
My image of the NORVA in Portsmouth.
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This is a postcard showing both the Loew’s State theater and the Norva theater.
A correction of the description. The NorVa may be able to handle 1500 people but most of them will be standing. The theater seats have all been removed.
I love this place. I’ve migrated 10 hours roundtrip to see a little band called Switchfoot play there on two separate occasions.
During the mid 50’s the Norva Theatre seated 1637 people.