Grace Street Theater

934 W. Grace Street,
Richmond, VA 23220

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50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on May 24, 2026 at 6:30 am

The Lee Art Theater actually closed in October 1990 following the arrest of its 72-year-old manager for obscenity. They actually pretend to reopen the theater by reopening without any staff and using stencils but was non-operational.

rivest266
rivest266 on September 25, 2022 at 9:03 pm

The Lee opened on October 13th, 1935, and closed in 1963. It reopened on October 23rd, 1965 as Lee Art showing adult movies.

cinemascope
cinemascope on January 7, 2014 at 10:36 am

Jeff, as the advertising director for Neighborhood Theatres from 1975 to 1996 (as well as a promoter of many midnight movies), I enjoyed your post tremendously. Always glad to know someone notices all the little nuances that went into title logos, sig cuts, etc.

JackCoursey
JackCoursey on October 9, 2010 at 5:47 pm

2010 photo of the Grace Street Theatre

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on July 22, 2010 at 1:55 pm

Nice photos of the Lee/GraceStreet Theatre.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on July 21, 2010 at 7:57 pm

Thanks Jack for the pictures.

JackCoursey
JackCoursey on July 21, 2010 at 6:49 pm

Here are some great photos and information on the Lee/Grace Street Theatre.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on August 10, 2007 at 10:11 am

I did that already, but it didn’t work. I guess I have to order the larger size next trip.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on August 10, 2007 at 9:56 am

OK. It’s early.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on August 10, 2007 at 9:42 am

Here is a larger version of the 1937 photo seen on the official website:
http://tinyurl.com/ytdkw7