Plaza Theatre

607 Colley Avenue,
Norfolk, VA 23507

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rivest266
rivest266 on July 10, 2022 at 2:28 pm

This opened as the Ghent Theatre on July 1st, 1915, and closed (or stopped placing ads in the newspapers) in 1918. It reopens on September 3rd, 1928, and reopens again as the Plaza theatre on July 18th, 1932. Grand opening ads posted.

Ghent Theatre openingGhent Theatre opening 01 Jul 1915, Thu Virginian-Pilot and the Norfolk Landmark (Norfolk, Virginia) Newspapers.com

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on December 23, 2014 at 3:26 am

Yes I agree.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on December 23, 2014 at 3:20 am

Levine is a fairly common surname, so there were probably other stores called Levine’s around the country that were unrelated to the Texas chain. A store called Levine’s located next door to a theater operated by Levine Theatrical Enterprises might even have been a coincidence.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on December 23, 2014 at 1:43 am

Someone pointed out that “Levine’s” also appears horizontally on the neighboring building. Levine’s was apparently a chain store in Dallas. But I can find no similar Plaza Theatre buildings there or in Texas for that matter.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on May 7, 2012 at 11:08 pm

Jones Institute of Eastern Virginia Medical School has the address 601 Colley Avenue, so the footprint of that large building probably includes the former site of the Plaza Theatre.