University Theatre
Main Street W,
Charlottesville,
VA
22908
Main Street W,
Charlottesville,
VA
22908
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Located in the campus district of the University of Virginia. The University Theatre was opened prior to 1941, when it was operated by Paramount Pictures Inc. through their subsidiary Hunter Perry.
The University Theatre was still open in 1986.
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Ken Roe
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Was operated by Cineplex Odeon when it cloased in the early-1990’s.
Located in the area around UVA know as “The Corner.”
Following its demolition in the early 1990s, the location was home to regional record store chain Plan 9 Music. Following the departure of Plan 9, the site housed a tanning salon and, currently, a convenience store.
On a personal note, I saw Return of the Jedi here several times (either in 1983 or in re-release) and my first James Bond film (License to Kill)in 1989.
I also worked at Plan 9 for a number of years.
From http://www.earlessrabbit.com/category/barefoot-excursions-with-coy/
The Corner Theatre
Built in ‘38, Opened August 11th at 7pm. First movie: Crime Without Passion (1934). Closed: 1990. Longest running movie: ET, 17 weeks, beating out The Sound of Music by a week. March 28, 1961, 3-day picketing for civil rights by UVA students (I won’t even reprint what the sub-headline was that ran) [showing at that time: On The Beach, Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner]. Theatre finally desegregated when Federally compelled in '64.