The Pitts was the last standing movie theatre in Emporia Va when it closed, late ‘70s or early '80s. Emporia at one time had 4 brick and mortar theaters and one drive in. The other theaters were the Roxy, which stood near the Pitts across from the Greensville Courthouse and may have been earlier than the Pitts; the Shannon which opened in the 1950’s and was on the north side of the Meherrin River, and the Joyner, an all black theatre that was on Atlantic St, Hwy 58 near the intersection of 301 and 58. By the end of its life, the Pitts had been rechristened The South Theatre. The site now is where the Greensville/Emporia Library and other city/county buildings are.
The Pitts was the last standing movie theatre in Emporia Va when it closed, late ‘70s or early '80s. Emporia at one time had 4 brick and mortar theaters and one drive in. The other theaters were the Roxy, which stood near the Pitts across from the Greensville Courthouse and may have been earlier than the Pitts; the Shannon which opened in the 1950’s and was on the north side of the Meherrin River, and the Joyner, an all black theatre that was on Atlantic St, Hwy 58 near the intersection of 301 and 58. By the end of its life, the Pitts had been rechristened The South Theatre. The site now is where the Greensville/Emporia Library and other city/county buildings are.