Comments from kencmcintyre

Here is a 1916 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/r9f6e

This 1983 photo shows the entrance of the theater prior to renovation:
http://tinyurl.com/rovnu

Here is the other side, on the same date:
http://tinyurl.com/grjjm

Compare that picture with these earlier photos:
http://tinyurl.com/k8lou
http://tinyurl.com/gr4z6
http://tinyurl.com/eo9ow

Here is a 1976 photo. The theater looks shabby:
http://tinyurl.com/gejqs

It looks like there was an effort to redevelop the theater a few years ago. Here is an article on this subject:
http://tinyurl.com/jlkvc

This 1931 photo shows the Fox with the name spelled out on the office building above the theater. I ate at the Horn & Hardart on Broad Street many times when I was a kid. I don’t think they have any more of those in the city.
http://tinyurl.com/gtmfl

Here is an undated photo, probably from the 1930s:
http://tinyurl.com/gn3o5

Also known as the Gossett and listed on the National Register:

Chief Theater (added 2005 – Building – #05000010)
Also known as Gossett Theater
122 E. Main St., Coldwater
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Gossett, Paul E., Howard, Thomas H.
Architectural Style: Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Other
Area of Significance: Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance: 1925-1949
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function: Theater
Current Function: Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function: Theater

Here is a 1938 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/jb87q

Here are two photos of the Rialto in 1922:
http://tinyurl.com/kj7dc
http://tinyurl.com/jjd5f

Thanks for the information.

In the small world department, I was the manager of the McDonalds at this location in 1981. Here are two photos of the theater in 1949:
http://tinyurl.com/f3th7
http://tinyurl.com/efxbv

Maybe Virginia Beach is full of pagans.