The Brookland was the first theater built in Richmond to serve people who lived in nearby neighborhoods. It had 634 seats. While it closed about 1957, it reopened briefly in the early 1960s. An ad in the July 6, 1963 Richmond Times-Dispatch showed the Brookland was open at that time.
The building is still standing and appears to be in reasonably good condition.
Who has information on the Plantation Drive-In on Route 460? I remember that place well. Went there as a child with my family during the 1950s & 60s. I also recall going there as late as 1973 as a young adult.
The Westhampton opened in 1938. It is one of only two reamining movie houses still open inside the city limits of Richmond. All the other area theaters are multiplexes located in the surburbs near shopping malls.
The Brookland was the first theater built in Richmond to serve people who lived in nearby neighborhoods. It had 634 seats. While it closed about 1957, it reopened briefly in the early 1960s. An ad in the July 6, 1963 Richmond Times-Dispatch showed the Brookland was open at that time.
The building is still standing and appears to be in reasonably good condition.
For a picture of the Bellevue Theater go to View link
The picture was taken shortly after it opened in 1937.
Who has information on the Plantation Drive-In on Route 460? I remember that place well. Went there as a child with my family during the 1950s & 60s. I also recall going there as late as 1973 as a young adult.
The Westhampton opened in 1938. It is one of only two reamining movie houses still open inside the city limits of Richmond. All the other area theaters are multiplexes located in the surburbs near shopping malls.