Foxchase 3
4621 Duke Street,
Alexandria,
VA
22304
4621 Duke Street,
Alexandria,
VA
22304
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This shopping center theater opened on June 23, 1971 as the Shirley Duke Twins and showing largely arthouse fare, the opening movies being “Shinbone Alley” and “The Wild Rovers”. In the mid-1970’s, the theaters turned to showing hardcore XXX films. (One of the screens showed “The Opening of Misty Beethoven” for a record 103 weeks!) A third screen was added in 1975 and the theater would have two screens playing second-run mainstream films and the third screen showing porn. In 1980, the theater was renamed the Foxchase 3.
The theatre continued, one screen showing second-run arthouse fare (with an occasional Bollywood film) and the other two screens show XXX films on video. It was closed in 2005 and torn down as the shopping center it sits in (Foxchase Center) will be replacing it with a big box retailer and a supermarket.
As far as I know, it was the last porn theater operating in the Washington DC metropolitan area.
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Thank you ….
rebagail
The Foxchase 3 was NOT a Cinema Treasure; it was a cheap rathole of a theatre with no distinction whatsoever. No loss to the community.
We don’t discriminate here on CT. Ratholes and palaces are all fair game for discussion.
has the theater relocated or is there another adult film theater in northern virginia?
Address:
4621 Duke St
Alexandria, VA 22304
This was the last property to be built in the shopping center as it
was a vacant lot since 1947.I worked there in mid 70’s. The third
screen was built in 1975 by splitting one of the original two in
half as my co-workers and I would go after school and help. During
a 24 hour Beatles Marathon, we played an entire movie upside down.
So many good times at the “Duke” I could make a movie about a movie theater! Alan Lenny Larry Louise Pam Don Jeff Jimmy Kenny Jim Frankie
Abe Ernie and Do-funny…. Do I miss those days……..
I forgot to mention the original owners also owned the “Biograph” in
Washington D.C.
The theatre has either been demolish or converted into a grocery store. As of March 2008 there is no indication that a theatre ever existed in this shopping plaza.
You’re exactly right….this was the last pornohouse that existed in the greater Metro Washington,DC area.
I thought this was still operational!!! I saw a show there once at the Foxchase back in 2004 and it was a good porn flick too starring Georgina Spelvin!!!
I didn’t know that their is a cinema name foxchase3 and a porn one.I think I miss a lot