WASHINGTON MOVIE THEATRES and DRIVE-INS

WASHINGTON MOVIE 

THEATRES AND DRIVE-INS 

2015-01-01 

Mike Rivest

WASHINGTON 

ACADEMY 

434 8 th se 

1933-? 1955 -1950 

Bernheimer owned this 560-seat theatre 1942- 

1950. 


AIRDOME 

217 Fourth St NE 

AIRDOME 

3219 N St NW 

1914 

AIRDOME 

23rd St & Pennsylvania Ave NW 

1910 

ACME 

332 Pennsylvania se 

1908-1915 

ACME 

3034 14th St NW 

1909-1915 

AFI AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE 

Kennedy Center 

? 1974- 

AIRDOME 

Good Hope Road 

AIRDOME 

12th St NE 

1915 

ALAMO 

1293 7th st NW 

1911-1955 

This Afro-American theatre had 230 seats

ALBAUGHS GRAND OPERA HOUSE 

1424 Pennsylvania Ave 

1884-1930 

ALHAMBRA 

519 Seventh St NW 

1908-1917 

AMBASSADOR 

2464 18th st NW 

September 20 th , 1923-1966 

1,344 seats 

Owners: 

1923-1925 Harry M. Crandell 

1930-1966 Warner Brothers Theatres / Stanley 

Warner 

AMERICAN 

D/10th 

? 1979-? 1985 

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AMERICAN 

106-12 Rhode Island Ave NW 

1914 

AMERICAN 

1911-1912 

ANGELIKA POP UP 

3 SCREENS 

550 Penn NE 

June 12 th , 2014-2015 

AMERICAN 

D & 10 th 

1979-1989 

Chinese movies were shown here. 

AMERICAN CITY MOVIE DINER 

5532 Connecticut Avenue NW 

http://www.americancitydiner.com/ 

2002- 

ANGELIKA FILM CENTER 

2015- 


ANACOSTIA 

1415 Good Hope SE 

March 1 st , 1947-April 1967 

896 seats 

Owners: 

1950 Fairlawn Theatres 

1955-1967 Stanley Warner 

APOLLO 

624 H St NE 

1913-1949 

894 seats 

1920-1925 Harry M. Crandall 

1925-1953 Warner Brothers Theatres 


APYX 

4813 Massachusetts Av NW 

November 20 th , 1940-1976 

KB Theatres owned this 1,026-seat theatre. 


ARAGON 

815 Maryland Ave NE 

1914 

This was a outdoor theatre. 

ARCADE 

3134-38 Park Rd NW 

? 1910 

ATLANTIC 

21 Atlantic 

November 5 th , 1945-1968 

Owners: 

1945-1952 Fairlawn Theatres 

1952-1960 Wineland Theatres (not Stanley 

Warner) 

ART 

1955-1957 

Adult movies 

ART 

AKA: Hippodrome, Mark II 

9th below F 

1962-1973 

ART ACADEMY THEATER 

1959-1960 

ASHLEY 

505 7th st sw 

? 1940-? 1955 

827 seats 

ATLANTIC PLUMBING 

8 th & V 

2015- 

This is to be built by Landmark. 


ATLAS 

1331 H St NE 

August 31 st , 1938-1976 

993 seats 

Owners: 

1945-1950 KB Theatres 

1955 Stanley Warner 

1962-? 1970 District Theatres 

This is now a live theatre. 

AVALON 

AKA: Chevy Chase 

5612 Connecticut Nw http://www.theavalon.org 

1929-2001, 2003- 

Owners: 



1961 RKO 

1969 RKO Stanley Warner 

1985 Circle Theatres 

1988 Cineplex Odeon 

1998 Loews Cineplex 

2 screens in 1971-2001 

Movies and stage shows. 

AVENUE GRAND 

AKA: Capitol Hill 

645 Penn av se 

1910-1970 1954 

840 seats 

Owners: 




BELASCO 

AKA: Lafayette Square Opera House 1895 

17 Madison Pl NW 

1906-1940 


BEVERLY 

519 15th st NE 

December 23 rd , 1938-1959 

946 seats 

Owners: 

1939-1953 Warner Brothers 


1961 RKO Stanley Warner 

BIOGRAPH 

2819 m st NW 

September 30 th , 1967-1996 

BLUEMOUSE 

1209 26th St NW 

1910-? 1930 

Afro-American theatre. 

BOOKER-T 

1443 U NW (1443 You St.) 

? 1930-1976 

507 seats 

This was an Afro-American theatre. 

Owners 

1935-1940 Lichtman Theatres 

1950-1964 District Theatres 

BROADWAY 


1921-1964 

510 seats 


Owners 



BROOKLAND-NEWTON 

1977-1978 

CAIRO 

1923-1926 


CALVERT 

2324 Wisconsin NW 

May 5 th , 1937-1967 

990 seats 



CAPITOL 

? 1920 

Tom Moore owned it in 1920. 


CAPITOL 

AKA: Loew's Capitol, Fox 

1326 F st NW 

August 14 th , 1936-September 8 th , 1963 

Loew's owned this 3,432-seat theatre, which was 

the biggest in the Washington area. Now the 

National Press center. A contest was held for the 

renaming of the theatre from Fox. 

Results: 

Capitol: 8,628 

President: 4,311 

Other candidates: Nation, Marcus Loew, Federal, 

Congressional, Diplomat, Embassy (built 1963 

elsewhere), Union 

CAPITOL HILL 

2 SCREENS 

645 Penn se 

September 2 nd , 1956-1970, 1975-1993 

Owners: 

1968-? Walter Reade 


1990 KB 

CAROLINA 

105 11th st se 

1913-? 1950 -1952 

310 seats 

Roth’s owned it 1949-closing 

CARVER 

2405 Nichols se 

? 1950-1955 


CASINO 

401 E Capitol St 

1907 

CASINO 

632 F St NW 

1910 

CENTRAL 

AKA: Imperial 

425 9th st NW 

Dec 24 th , 1922-1961 

851 seats 

Owners: 




CASINO ROYAL 


July 1979-1985 

This was an adult theatre. 

CENTRAL PARK 

728 Ninth St NW 

1914 

Outdoor theatre. 


CERBERUS 

3 SCREENS 

3040 m st NW 

January 21 st , 1970-1993 

Owned by KB Theatres. Cerberus means threeheaded 

dog 

CHEVY CHASE 

AKA: Avalon 

5612 Conn. Nw 

March 1923-1930 

CHELSEA 

1910 


CINEMA 


April 1 st , 1965-2005 

Owners: 

1965 KB 



2005 AMC 

CINEMA FOLLIES CLUB 

37 L St. SE 

October 23 rd , 1975-? 

Adult male cinema. 

CIRCLE 

4 SCREENS 

AKA: Inner Circle 

2105 Penn av. NW 

1910-1989 

670 seats 

4 screens in 1985 

Owners 

? 1960-1970 KB Theatres 

1970-1985 Circle Theatres 

CECILE GOLDMAN 

1214 Constitution Av. NW 

2008-2012 (showing movies) 

This is in the National Museum of American 

History 

COLONIAL 

1909-1916 


COLONY 

4935 Georgia NW 

May 8 th , 1926-1958, October 23 rd , 1960-1961 

1,073 seats 

Owners: 




COLUMBIA 

AKA: Loew's Columbia 

1112 F st NW 

1891-1959 

Loew’s owned it in 1930-1940 

CONGRESS 

2931 Nichols se (now Martin Luther King) 

December 30 th , 1937-1971 

Owners: 

1950-1952 Fairlawn 

1952-1969 Wineland Theatres (not Stanley 

Warner) 

1970-1971 Neighborhood Theatres 

COSMOS 

919-21 Pennsylvania Ave NW 

1909-1925 

1920 owner: Brylawaki 


COSMOS 


1907-1909 

DC PLAYHOUSE 


? 1979-? 1975 

DIAMOND 

1906 

CRESCENT 


1908-1909 

CRITERION 

1918-? 1945 

350 seats 

Owners: 

1935-1940 Notes, Marcus, Theatres 

DIXIE 

1910 

DOUGLAS MOVIE PICTURE PARK 

1909 

This was an outdoor cinema. 

DREAMLAND 

1910-? 1930 

Outdoor Afro-American theatre. 

DROP 

? 

CRYSTAL 


1910-1911 


DUNBAR 

1901 7th St. NW 

1921-1960 

346 seats. 

This Afro-American theatre had 346 seats. 

DUPONT 

1322 conn av 

March 19 th , 1948-1986 

Circle Theatres owned this 400-seat theatre. Also 

owned by Ted Mann in 1961, who had a large 

chain of theatres in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. 

It was the first non-segregated cinema in 

Washington. 

Owners: 

1965-? 1970 KB Theatres 

DUNBARTON 

AKA: Georgetown 


1913-1948 

350 seats. 


DUPONT CIRCLE 

5 SCREENS 

1350 19th st 

1987-2008 

Owners: 



2005 AMC 

E STREET CINEMA 

8 SCREENS 

555 11th St NW 

2004- 

Landmark Theatres owns this theatre. 

EAGLE GATE 

107-09 Upshur St NW 

1916-1917 

EARLE 

AKA: Warner 

517 13th NW 

December 27 th , 1924-September 10 th , 1947 

Warner Brothers Theatres owned it. 


EASTERN 

515 Eighth St SE 

1909 

ELITE 

1402 14th Street NW, 

1914-1929 

EMBASSY 

AKA: Circle Embassy, Loew's Embassy 

1927 Florida at Conn. 

August 29 th , 1963-August 1998 

Owners: 

1963-1978 Loew's (not RKO) 

1978-1988 Circle 


Reopened as the Visions Cinema Bristo in 2002 

and closed 2004. Now a live theatre 


EMPIRE 

911 H St NE 

1913-? 1930 

Warner Brothers Theatres owned it in 1930 

EMPRESS 


1910-1945 

Notes, Marcus, Theatres owned it 1930-1935. 

FAVOURITE 

62 H St NW 

1913-? 1930 

Afro-American theatre. 

FILMS ON THE HILL AT THE 

CAPITOL HILLS ART WORKSHOP 

545 7th st. SE 

2005- 

FAIRLAWN 

1342 Good Hope SE 

Late 1929-1951 

484 seats. 

Fairlawn Theatres owned it. 

FAIRYLAND 

1838 L St NW 

? 1913 


FINE ARTS 

1919 m st NW 

December 22 nd , 1967-1994 

Owners: 

1967 KB Theatres 


FREER GALLERY OF ART & 

ARTHUR M. SACKLER GALLERY 

1050 Independence Avenue Southwest 

http://www.asia.si.edu/ 

2012- 


FOLLIES 

9 th between E & F 

1951-1969 

Adult Cinema 

FLORIDA 

1438 Florida Ave NE 

1913-1925 

FLORIDA 


FORAKER 

1120-22 20th St NW 

1909-? 1930 

This was outdoor Afro-American theatre. 

FORDS OPERA HOUSE 

Ninth St NW & C St NW 

1873-1929 

FOUNDRY 

7 SCREENS 

1055 Thomas Jefferson 

1984-2002 

Owners: 




FOX 

AKA: Capitol 

1328 F Street, NW 

September 19 th , 1927-August 13 th , 1936 

Owners: 

1927 Fox 

1932 Loew’s 

The auditorium has been demolished and the 

entrance is now the national press center. 


GALLERY PLACE STADIUM 14 

701 7 th St. NW 

2004- 

Regal Cinemas owns this theatre. 

GAYETY 

AKA Sam S Shubert, Central 

425 9th st NW 

1950-1959, 1972-1981 or 1982 

GARDEN 


1913-1922 


GAYETY 

508 9th st NW 

? 1974-? 1975 

GAYETY 

513 9 th St. NW 

1907-1950 


GEM 


1914-? 1955 

This Afro-American theatre has 250 seats. 

GEORGETOWN 

AKA: Dumberton 


1947-1985 

Repertory Theatre. 

Owners: S & H Theatres and Bernheimer 

Movies 1950-1986 

GEORGIA 

2033 Georgia Ave NW 

GEORGIA 

3318-24 Georgia Ave NW 

1914 

GOETHE-INSTITUE INTER 

NATIONES 

712 7 th St. NW 

? 2008- 

GEORGETOWN 14 

K/31 

2002- 

Loew's owned this theatre, it has an 150 ft 

smokestack in the center of the building . now 

owned by AMC. 

GRAND 

632 K St SW 

1909-? 1935 

1920 owner: Harry M. Crandall 

1935 Warner Brothers 

GROSVENOR AUDITORIUM 

1600 M St. NW 

? 2000- 

Some movies are shown at the National 

Geographic Society headquarters. 

HALL OF THE ANCIENTS 

1312-18 New York Ave NW 

1899-1905 

HAPPYLAND 


1907-? 1930 

1920-1930 owner: Brylawaki, A. Julian 

HIAWATHA 

2006-08 11th St NW 

1909 


HIGHLAND 

2533 Penn se 

1940-1973 

746 seats 

Owners: 


1952-1965 Wineland Theatres 

HIPPODROME 

AKA: Art, Mark II 

808 K st NW 

1909-1949 

365 seats 

Lust, Sidney owned this theatre in 1935-1950 

HOLMEAD PARK 

Outdoor theatre 

HOME 

1230 C st NE 

1915-1951 

643 seats 

Owners: 



HOWARD 

620 T st NW 

1910-1970 

1240 seats. 

1940 owner Lichtman Theatres 


From www.cinematreasures.org 

Shep Allen, a theater manager from Atlantic City 

reopened it in 1931 as a movie house and live 

entertainment venue, brining in the newest and biggest 

names of the era in black entertainment, including Duke 

Ellington, a native Washingtonian, who played on the 

Howard's grand reopening night. Allen also introduced 

the popular amateur night contests at the Howard, at 

which Ella Fitzgerald and Billy Eckstine appeared. Pearl 

Bailey made appearances onstage here in the 40s. 

Other legendary performers, such as Sarah Vaughn, 

Dinah Washington, Sammy Davis, Jr., Lena Horne and 

Lionel Hampton played the Howard during the 40s and 

into the 50s. During WW II, President and Mrs. 

Roosevelt attended balls at the Howard, which 

Hollywood stars like Abbott and Costello, Cesar 

Romero, and Danny Kaye performed here. 

IDEAL 

1913 Pennsylvania Ave NW 

1909-1913 

IDLE HOUR 

1608 14th St NW 

1908 

IDLE HOUR PARK 


1913 

IMAX AT AIR AND SPACE 

AKA: Lockheed Martin IMAX 

7/Independence 

1976-2011 

ICELAND PARK 

927 First St SW 

1912 

Outdoor cinema. 


IMAX NATURAL MUSEUM 

AKA: Samuel C. Johnson IMAX at Natural Museum 

10th & Constitution Ave NW 

1999-2012 

INNER CIRCLE 

2105 Penn NW 

September 20 th , 1968-1986 

Circle Theatres owned this theatre. 

IMP PARK 

624 H St NE 

Outdoor cinema 

IMPERIAL 

aka: Garden, Central Gayety 


1911-1913 

IMPERIAL 

821 12th St NE 

INNER CIRCLE 

3 SCREENS 

AKA: West End Cinema 3 

2301 m st NW 

? 1999-2004 

Loews Cineplex owned this theatre. It reopened 

as West End Cinema in 2010 and closed in 2015. 

IXL 

324 Pennsylvania Ave SE 


JANUS 

3 SCREENS 

1660 conn av, 

July 2 nd , 1965-2002 

180,153 Total 333 seats, 3 screens in 1982 

Owners: 

1965 ? 




JENIFER CINEMA I & II 


March 12 th , 1975-1994 

Owners: 

1975 General Cinemas 

Circle Cinemas 


JESSE 

3100 18th st NE 

November 5 th , 1927-? 1955 -1956 

515 seats 

Bernheimer Theatres owned it 1940-1956 


JEWEL 

214 4th st sw 

1915-1937 

JEWELL 

820 4th st sw 

1939-? 1955 


KEITH'S 

AKA: Chase's 

619 N st NW 

August 19 th , 1912-1978 

RKO owned this 1838-seat theatre. 

President Kennedy slipped out of the White 

House to see Dr. No and From Russia with Love 

here. 

JOY 

437-39 Ninth St NW 

1913 


KENNEDY 

326 Kennedy NW 

June 15 th , 1939-1974 

958 seats 

Owners: 




1972-1974 A-IV Theatres 

KEY 

5 SCREENS 

1222 Wisconsin NW in Georgetown 

April 9 th , 1969-1997 

5 screens in 1987 or 1988 


KNICKERBOCKER 

2454 18th St NW 

October 13 th , 1917-1922 

Harry M. Crandall owned it. 

The Knickerbocker Theatre was built in 1915 for Harry 

M. Crandall, who owned a small chain of theaters in 

Washington, including the Lincoln and Metropolitan 

Theatres (and later, the Tivoli). Reginald Geare on 

Columbia Road designed it, with a sedate Georgian 

Revival facade that followed a curve on Columbia Road. 

The three-story facade, of limestone on red brick, also 

had touches of Colonial Revival and neoclassical styles. 

The interior of the 1700-seat movie house was a 

graceful and not overly decorated blend of Adam and 

neoclassical styles. 

On January 22nd, 1922, during an intermission in the hit 

comedy film, "Get Rich Quick Wallingford", while the 

orchestra was playing, the Knickerbocker's poorly 

constructed roof collapsed after a heavy snowstorm 

over the past two days piled almost two feet of snow on 

it. After the cave-in, 98 people were killed and 136 

injured, in what was then Washington's worst disaster. 

Crandall closed all of his theaters in sympathy for the 

dead after the Knickerbocker disaster for a week, and 

was not charged with any wrongdoing, which was not 

the case of Geare, whose career as the most popular 

theater architect in the District of Columbia up until 

that time came to an abrupt end. He killed himself in 

1927, as did Crandall, who later went bankrupt, a 

decade later. 

In 1923, Thomas Lamb was hired to built a new theater 

in the shell of the Knickerbocker, which would be called 

the Ambassador. (Crandall would also replace Geare 

with Lamb on his next project, the Tivoli Theatre). 

Lamb's theater retained Geare's facade, which Lamb 

would embellish, but the rest of the theater was all new. 

Lamb's interior was a blend of Adam and neoclassic 

styles, somewhat more ornate than the Knickerbocker, 

but nearly the same size. 

By the 50s, the Ambassador was struggling to keep up 

with competition from television, and its owners opted 

to raze the historic theater in 1969, after years of low 

attendance. A bank was constructed on the site in 1978. 


LAFAYETTE 

1307 E St NW 

1910 

LAFAYETTE SQUARE OPERA HOUSE 


1895-1906 

L'ENFANT 

429 L’Enfant Plaza SW 

November 14 th , 1968-December 14 th , 1969, 1970 

Owners: 

1968 Trans-Beacon 

LANGSTON 

2501 Benning Rd. NE 

1945-1977 

District Theatres owned this 696-seat theatre. 

LE GRAND 

LEADER 

AKA: Pix 

507 9th st NW 

1910-1960 

300 seats 

Lust, Sidney owned this theatre in 1935-1950 

LIBERTY 

1419 N Capitol St NE 

1914-1930 


LIDO 

3227 m st NW 

April 1937-1948 

300 seats 

LINCOLN MUSIC HALL 


1889 

LITTLE 

608 9th st NW 

April 6 th , 1927-1955 1956 

218 seats 

Roth’s owned it in 1955. It was an art cinema. 

LINCOLN 


1909-? 1935 

Crandell and Warner Brothers owned it 1925- 

1935 

LINCOLN 

1215 U NW 

July 17 th , 1922-1984 

Became a live performance hall in 1984; This Afro- 

American theatre had 1568 seats, 2 screens in 

March 8 th , 1977 to 1983. 

Owners: 



LOCKHEED MARTIN IMAX AT 

THE AIR AND SPACE 

2011- 

LOEW'S FOX 

1328 F Street, NW 

1932-1936 

LOGAN 

? 1930 


LYCEUM 


1822-1929 

LYRIC 

3108 14th St NW 

1913 

LYRIC 


1908 

M. STREET 

1909-1935 

M. STREET OPEN AIR 

in Georgetown on M 

1909 



MACARTHUR 

3 SCREENS 

4859 MacArthur 

December 25 th , 1946-1997 

Triplexed in the early 1980's 

Owners: 




The world premiere of Star Trek: The Motion 

Picture took place here on December 7 th , 1979. 

MACEO 

1939 11th St NW 

1909 


MARK II 

AKA: Hippodrome, Art 

808 K st NW 

June 26 th , 1970-1971 

This was an adult cinema. 

MARY PICKFORD AUDITORIUM 

Library of Congress 

? 2006- 

MASONIC 

13th St NW & New York Ave NW 

1908-1983 

MAYCROFT 

621-23 H St NE 

1910 

Outdoor cinema 

MAZZA GALLERIE 3 

? 1994-? 1999 

Cineplex Odeon owned this theatre. 

MARYLAND 


1908 


MAZZA GALLERIE 7 

7 SCREENS 

5300 Wisconsin 

2000- 

Owners: 

2000 General Cinemas 

2002 AMC 

METROPOLITAN 

934 F st NW 

1917-1965 

1484 seats 

Owners: 

1920- Harry M. Crandall 



MID CITY 


? 1930-? 1950 


MEADERS 

535-37 Eighth St SE 

1910 

METROPOLE CINEMA CLUB 

411 L st NW 

? 1974-? 1975 

This was an adult cinema. 

MOTT 

1207 26th st NW 

1935-1950 


Owners: 


1950 District Theatres 

MOUNT VERNON 

918 9th st NW 

1910-1913 


NAYLOR 

2834 Alabama av. SE 

November 1 st , 1945-1969 

KB owned this 990-seat theatre. 

NEWTON 

3601 12th st NE 

July 29 th , 1937-1963 

1006 seats 

Bernheimer Theatres owned it in 1940-1965. 

NOMA 

10 SCREENS 

New York & N St. Ne. 

2016- 

This is being built by Landmark Theatres. 


ONTARIO 

1700 Columbia NW 

November 1 st , 1951-1987 

KB owned this theatre until 1969, The Sound of 

Music played here for 2 years. Demolished in 

2013 

OUTER CIRCLE 


May 22 nd , 1970-2004 

Owners: 





PALACE 

AKA: Loew's Palace 

1306 F st NW 

November 4 th , 1918-1978 

Loews owned this 2,423-seat theatre. 

PARK 

1951-1961 

Roth’s owned it. 

PARKWAY 

? 1920 


PENN 

650 Penn se 

December 27 th , 1935-1981 

1,438 seats 

Owners: 



Adult movies in the 1960’ & 1970’s. 

PARIS 

3 SCREENS 

5300 Wisconsin Av. 

1985-1990 

KB owned this triplex 


PIX 

AKA: Town 

13th/New York NW 

October 3 rd , 1941-1959 

535 seats 

Pix Theatres owned it in 1945. 

Adult Movies 1950-closing 

PLAYHOUSE 

15/H NW 

April 27 th , 1948-1984 

Trans-Lux owned this theatre in 1964. 

Adult movies including “Deep Throat” From 1970 

onwards 


PLAZA 

1336 New York Av. NW 

May 3 rd , 1950-1978 

Owners: 

1954-1955 Roth’s 

1955-1964 Trans-Lux 

This art cinema switched to an adult policy in 

1965. 

PRINCE 

14 th & H 

1972-1973 

Adult Cinema 

PLYMOUTH 

1365 H St NE 

1943-1952 

This Afro-American theatre had 300 seats. It was 

owned by Pix Theatres in 1945. 

PRINCESS 

1119 H St NE 

1922-1948 

This is the first theatre owned by KB Theatres 

(Kogod & Burka) in 1926. 

RAPHAEL 


? 1935-? 1955 .1954 

444 seats 

This was an Afro-American theatre 

Owners: 

1940 Lichtman Theatres 



REPUBLIC 

1343 U st NW 

? 1930-1976 

1,250 seats 


Owners: 



RIALTO 

713 9th st NW 

December 9 th , 1918-1934 


REVUE 


1914 

ROOSEVELT 

508 9th st NW 

? 1935-? 1955 

425 seats 

Owners: 


1950 Emanen Theatres 

No ads in the newspapers. 


ROSALIA 

218 F st sw 

1930-1950 

414 seats 


Owners: 



SAMUEL C. JOHNSON IMAX AT 

NATURAL MUSEUM 

2012- 

SENATOR 

2 SCREENS 

3950 Minn av NE 

February 19 th , 1942-1978, 1982-1987 

946 seats 

Owners: 

1945-1951, 1982 KB Theatres 

1951-? 1970 District Theatres 

2 screens 1987 or 1988 

SAVOY 

3030 14th st NW 

1913-1968 

1058 seats 

1920-1925 owner: Harry M. Crandall 



This theatre burned to the ground in the 1968 

riots. 

SCENE, THE 

815 13 th St. NW 

1972-1973 

Adult cinema. 

SEWELL-BELMONT HOUSE 

1529 16 th St. NW 

2008- 


SHERIDAN 


Jan 14, 1937-1970 

987 seats 

Owners: 



1961-1969 RKO Stanley Warner 

SHOWPLACE ICON 

16 SCREENS 

1 st Pl. & N. St. Se 

2016- 

This is to be built by Kerasotes Theatres. 

SMOKE 

? 1930 

Brylawaki, A. Julian owned it. 

SOUTHWEST TWIN 

4th / I sw 

July 4 th , 1973-1976 

The south cinema became an male adult cinema 

with an separate listing called South Film Club in 

1975. 

STAGE DOOR CANTEEN 

AKA: Belasco, Lafayette Opera House 


1941-1946 

This theatre was for armed forces only. 


STANTON ART 

18 th St & Rhode Island 

August 29 th , 1957-1990 

Art movies 1956-1964 

Adult movies 1964-1990 

STRAND 

9 th & D 

July 13 th , 1920-? 

STANTON ART 

513 C st NE 

1927-1957 

414 seats 

Owners: 

1945 Bernheimer Theatres 

1955 Roth’s 

STRAND 

401 9th st NW 

1925-1955 

This Afro-American theatre had 1100 seats 


STRAND 

5131 Grant NE 

? 1935-? 1955 

580 seats 

Owners: 


1950 Emanen Theatres 


STUDIO 1-2-3 

3 SCREENS 


March 22 nd , 1972-? 1990 

KB owned this triplex 

SYLVAN 

104 Rhode Island NW 

? 1929-1950 

450 seats 

Bernheimer Theatres owned it 1940-1955. 

TAKOMA 

4/Butternut 

July 2 nd , 1923-1978 

709 seats 

Owners: 





TENLEY CIRCLE 

4 SCREENS 


April 12 th , 1978-? 2000 

Owners: 


1990-1998 Cineplex Odeon 

1998-2000 Loews Cineplex 

Opened as a twin on April 12 th , 1978, 3 in 1980 

and 4 in 1986 

Now a live theatre called Greenberg. 

TIVOLI 

3301 14th st NW 

April 4 th . 1927-1976 

1772 seats 

It reopened in December 2004 as a performing 

arts center. 

Owners: 

1920- Harry M. Crandall 




TOWN 

AKA: Pix 

13/New York NW 

March 28 th , 1959-February 1984 

Some added info on the Town theatre, built in 

1908 it opened as the Masonic Temple. A very 

elaborate building. It started showing movies in 

1908-1919, took them up again in 1941 to 1952 

and then again from 1959 to 1983 when it closed. 

In 1941 it went through a remodel and re-opened 

as the Pix. It reopened again in 1959 as the Town, 

thus getting its final name of the Town. KB 

Theatres took it over in 1982 and made 3 big 

mistakes 

1: raised the admission to $5.00 

2: Single features only 

3: cleared the auditorium after every show. KB 

sold it in 1983. 

The policy changed to themed shows, which sold 

out but it lost its lease in 1984. 

Owners: 

1968-1970 Walter Reade 


TOWN II 

AKA: Trans-Lux 

14th/H NW 

1973-1974 

TRANS-LUX 

AKA: Town II 

14th/H NW 

November 1936-1972 

Trans-Lux owned it. Booked by Brandt in later 

years. Admission was about a third more than the 

big movie palaces. 

U. S. NAVY MEMORIAL BURKE 

THEATER 

701 Pennsylvania NW 

2011- 


UNION STATION 

9 SCREENS 

November 18, 1988-October 2009 

AMC owns this theatre. It has been sold to 

Phoenix Theatres in May 19, 2006 


UPTOWN 

3426 Conn. Nw 

October 29 th , 1936- 

1364 seats 

Owners: 







2005- AMC 

Cinerama was installed in 1962 

World premiere of 2001: A Space Odyssey was 

held here on April 2 nd , 1968. 

VICTORIA 

? 1935 

VILLAGE 

1307 Rhode Island NW 

October 1940-1965 

910 seats 

Owners: 

1940-1963 Bernheimer Theatres 

1964-1965 Showcase Cinemas 

VISIONS CINEMA BRISTO 

1927 Florida NW 

2000-2004 


WARNER 

AKA: Earle 

13th/E NW 

September 11 th , 1947-1971 

2154 seats 

Owners: 





WARNER BROTHERS 

This is inside the National History Museum of 

American History 

2012- 


? 1920-1930 


WEST END CINEMA 

3 SCREENS 

AKA: Inner Circle 

2301 M St. NW 

October 2010-March 26 th , 2015, July 2015- 

WEST END CIRCLE 

1101 23 rd NW 

August 17 th , 1977-1985 

Circle and Cineplex Odeon owned this cinema. 

Cineplex Odeon had its office in this cinema. 

WEST END CIRCLE 5-7 

3 SCREENS 

23rd/L NW 

1989-1995 

Cineplex Odeon owned it. 


WISCONSIN AVENUE 

6 SCREENS 

4000 Wisconsin Av. 

December 18, 1987-2006 

Owners: 



2005 AMC 

This is a typicial “Jewelbox” theatre that Cineplex 

Odeon built in the late 1980’s, This ad below was 

used often by Cineplex Odeon. 

YORK 


? 1920-1951 

852 seats 

1920 owner: Harry M. Crandall 


221 theatres in D. C. 


ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD 

BELTSVILLE 

BELTSVILLE DRIVE-IN 

US 1 at St. Mary’s 

July 10 th , 1947-1987 

Lust Sidney owned this drive-in. Adult movies 

1970’s until closing 


CENTER PARK 

8 SCREENS 

4001 Powder Mills 

? 1994- 

Owners: 

1994 Loews 


2005 AMC 

BOWIE CROSSINGS 

14 SCREENS 

15200 Major Lansdale blvd 

? 1999- 

Owners: 


2005 AMC 

2008 Regal Cinemas 

BOWIE 

BELAIR SHOPPING CENTER 

2 SCREENS 

AKA: Belair I & II 

Belair SC 

April 12 th , 1966-1980 

Twinned in 1974 

Owners: 


1969-? Neighbourhood Theatres 

BOWIE 

6 SCREENS 

3208 Superior Ln 

1984-2000 

Owners: 





BOWIE BAYSOX DRIVE-IN THEATRE 

4101 NE Crain Highway 

April 30, 2004-2005 

This drive-in uses the parking lot of the stadium. It 

uses digital projection. 

COLLEGE PARK 

COLLEGE PARK 

2 SCREENS 

7242 Baltimore Av. 

1976-1991 


Roth’s owned it 1986-1989 

HOFF AND KEY 

? 1979-1989 

MARKETPLACE 

6 SCREENS 

1985-1986 

Owned by Showcase 

BLADENSBURG 

CLEVERLY 

5400 Landover rd 

1947-? 1975 

This is now a live theatre. 


GREENBELT 

ACADEMY 6 

6 SCREENS 

6228 Greenbelt 

March 28, 1975-2004 

AMC owned this theatre. 

ACADEMY 

8 SCREENS 


1986- 

Owners: 

1985 AMC 

2006-2013 Fox Theatres (Reading Pa) 

Stadium-seating installed in 2007 

ACADEMY 14 

See Academy 6 and 8 


BELTWAY 


1964-? 1990 


Owners: 

1965-? 1970 Showcase 

1966-1967 Capitol Theatres 

1967-1968 Broumas Theatres 


1988-? 1990 Cineplex Odeon 

HYATTSVILLE 

ARCADE 

4318 Gallatin 

1925-1950 

HYATTSVILLE 

5612 Baltimore blvd 

1939-1965 

Sidney Lust owned it 

GREENBELT 

129 Centerway 

1938-1977, 1990- 


QUEENS CHAPEL DRIVE-IN 

Ager/Hamilton (West Hyattsville Metro) 

July 29 th , 1955-1983 

1969 owner: Northeast Theatres 

ROYALE 

14 SCREENS 

6505 America Blvd. 

2007- 

Owners: 

2007-2008 Consolidated Theatres 

2008- Regal Cinemas 

MOUNT RAINIER 

CAMEO 

3820 34th St 

1924-1951 

Lust Sidney owned this theatre. 

CAMEO OPEN AIR 

1923-? 1924 



KAYWOOD 

2211 Varnum St 

December 26 th , 1945-1977 

Owners: 

1945-1960 Lust, Sidney 


1971-1974 A-IV 

NEW CARROLLTON 

CARROLLTON 6 

7828 Riverdale Rd 

January 17th, 1975-1999 

AMC owned this theatre. 


NEW CARROLLTON 

8301 Annapolis 

June 21 st , 1966-1987 or 1988 

Owners: 1967-1969 Wineland 

1969-Neighbourhood Theatres. 

1985 P & G 

TAKOMA PARK 

ALLEN 

2 SCREENS 

6822 New Hampshire 

March 24 th , 1951-1990 

Owner until 1972: Lust Sidney, owned by P & G 

Theatres in 1988-1989 

2 screens in 1985, adult movies 1972-1974 

K & B 

? 1955 

KB owned this theatre. 

TACOMA 

? 1930 

RIVERDALE 

RIVERDALE 

5617 Riverdale 

1968-2001 

P & G owned it 1985-? 

TAKOMA MISSIONARY COLLEGE 

? 1940 


CHARLES COUNTY 

GLYMONT 

GLYMONT 

? 1935 

WALDOLF 

301 DRIVE-IN 

June 26, 1958-1985 

HUGHESVILLE 

HUGHESVILLE 

? 1940-? 1955 

INDIAN HEAD 

GLYMOUNT 

? 1950-1963 

RECREATION HALL 

? 1935-? 1950 

LA PLATA 

CHARLES 

? 1945-? 1955 

TOWN HALL 

? 1935-? 1940 

WOLF HALL 

? 1945 


SMALLWOOD 

5 SCREENS 

1984-1985 

Showcase owned it. 

ST CHARLES TOWN CENTER 

9 SCREENS 

US 301 & St Patricks 

? 1994- 

Owners: 



2005 AMC 

This is to be renovated in 2012. 

WALDORF 

4 SCREENS 

3232 Crain Hwy 

March 29 th , 1972-? 1995 

Owners: 

1984 Showcase 


Opened as a twin in 1972 and expanded to 4 

screens in the early 1980’s. 

WALDORF 

? 1945-? 1955 

WALDORF SOUTH 

5 SCREENS 

195 Smallwood Village 

1981 or 1982-? 2000 

Showcase and Cineplex Odeon owned this 

theatre. Opened as a twin in 1981 or 1982 and 

expanded to 5 screens in 1985 


ASPEN HILLS 

MONTGOMERY COUNTY 

ASPEN HILLS 

4 SCREENS 

13729 Connecticut Ave 

April 22 nd , 1970-1987 or 1988 

Owned by KB Theatres in 1990, it opened with 2 

screens and split into 4 in 1986. 

MERCADO 

2285 Bel Pre 

November 26 th , 1969-1985 

Owners: 

1969 KB 

1985 Showcase 

The film stopped many times during the grand 

opening showing. 


BETHESDA 

ARCLIGHT BETHESDA 

16 SCREENS 

7101 Democracy in the Montgomery Mall. 

October 2014- 

This is Pacific Theatre’s first ArcLight outside of 

California. 

BARONET 

AKA: Hiser 


October 28 th, 1960-1977 

KB owned this theatre. 

BARONET WEST 

2 SCREENS 


December 25 th , 1975-1988 

KB owned this theatre. It was replaced by the 

United Artists Bethesda 10 in the early 1990's 


BETHESDA 

AKA: Boro, Cinema 'n' Drafthouse 


1938-1983 

949 seats 

Owners: 

1950-1972 Lust Sidney 


This is now a live theatre with a high rise built 

over it. 

BETHESDA 

10 SCREENS 


? 1994- 

Owners: 

1994 United Artists 


BETHESDA 


1928-1977 


BETHESDA CINEMA 'N' DRAFTHOUSE 

AKA: Boro, Bethesda 


1983-2001 

This ceased being a franchise in 1991. It was 

owned by James Duffy. 

BETHESDA ROW 8 

7235 Woodmont 

2002- 

Landmark Theatres owns this theatre. 

BORO 

AKA: Bethesda 

7101 Wisconsin 

May 19 th , 1938-1939 


GEORGETOWN TWIN 

2 SCREENS 

10400 Old Georgetown Rd 

December 21 st , 1973-1994 

KB owned this twin cinema. 

HISER 

AKA: Baronet 


September 25 th , 1939-1960 

500 seats 


IPIC PIKE & ROSE 

8 SCREENS 

11580 Old Georgetown Road 

October 31 st , 2014- 

STATE 

? 1935 

DAMACUS 

DAMACUS I & II 

Damacus Center 

1974-1976 

Bernheimer owned this twin theatre. 

DRUID 

9840 Main 

1947-1977, 1983-1989 

420 Seats 

MONTGOMERY MALL 

3 SCREENS 

7101 Democracy Blvd 

1985-2014 

Owners: 




2005 AMC 

2005-2010 P & G 

This closed down when the ArcLight opened in 

2014. 

GAITHERBURG 

CINEMA GRILL 

December 1 st , 1994-October 23 rd , 1996 

This was owned by James Duffy. 


COMET 

1961-1962 

KENTLANDS STADIUM 

8 SCREENS 

629 Centerpoint Way 

1998- 


MONTGOMERY VILLAGE 3 

3 SCREENS 

? 1994-? 1995 

P & G Theatres owned this cinema. 

James Duffy signed a lease for it in 1998 but never 

opened it. 

MONTGOMERY 

2 SCREENS 

Gaithersburg Square Shopping Center 

December 14 th , 1966-? 1990 

2 nd screen opened on June 24 th , 1970 

Owners: 

1969 Roth's 

1987 or 1988 Loew's 

LAKEFOREST 5 

5 SCREENS 

701 Russell Ave 

1984-? 2000 

Owners: 

1984 Neighborhood Theatres 



1966 

LYRIC 

9 N Frederick Ave 

1932-? 1955 

350 Seats 

1970 


QUINCE ORCHARD 

2 SCREENS 

1975-? 1990 

Owners: 

1979 Roth's 

1988 Loew's 

VILLAGE MALL 3 

1975-? 1990 

Roth’s & Loews owned this theatre in 1990. 

RIO 

18 SCREENS 

9811 Washingtonian 

1989- 

Opened with 8 screens and expanded to 14 

screens by 1999 and to 18 screens in 2004. IMAX 

screen added in 2011. 

Owners: 

Opening: Plitt 



2005 AMC 


GERMANTOWN 

GERMANTOWN 14 

20000 Century 

2002- 

Regal Cinemas owned this theatre. 

OLNEY 

OLNEY 9 

108/Spartin 

1988-January 2009 

GERMANTOWN 6 

12926 Middlebrook Rd 

1987 or 1988-2001 

Owners: 

1989 Loews 


It closed when the Regal Germantown 14 was too 

much for it to handle. 

POOLESVILLE 

WAVERLY HALL 

? 1935 


POTOMAC 

SEVEN LOCKS I & II 

Seven Locks rd at Tuckerman 

June 5 th , 1968-1989 

Owned by Roth’s 

CONGRESSIONAL 

5 SCREENS 

1631 Rockville Pike 

1981-1993 

KB owned this theatre. Opened with 4 screens in 

1981 and a 5 th screen opened in 1984. 

LINCOLN PARK 

1948-1949 

MANOR I & II 

2 SCREENS 

5544 Norbeck 

February 24 th , 1971-1986 

Roth's owned this theatre. 

ROCKVILLE 

AMERICAN PIKE 

AKA: Pike 


1985-1987 or 1988 

ARCADE 

1932-1935 

MILO 

1938-1955 

Lust, Sidney owned this 600-seat theatre. 


PARKWAY I-II-III 

3 SCREENS 

Randolph Hills SC 

December 25 th , 1969-1987 or 1988 

Roth's owned this theatre. First triplex in the 

area. 

PIKE 

AKA: American Pike 


May 26 th , 1964-? 1985 

500 seats 

Showcase owned this theatre 1973-1985 

The world premiere of “Car Wash” took place 

here. 


RANDOLPH 

2 SCREENS 

July 7 th , 1971-? 1990 

Owners: 

1985 Roth's 

1988 Loew's 

ROCKVILLE DRIVE-IN 

810 N Washington St 

March 18 th , 1954-1981 

This was KB's only drive-in, this was the 1st drivein 

in the Washington area to have radio sound 


ROCKVILLE MALL TWIN 

2 SCREENS 

October 4 th , 1972-1980 


VILLA 

1955-1969 

Owners: 


ROCKVILLE METROCENTER 

9 SCREENS 

1989-? 1990 

UA owned this short-lived theatre. 

ROCKVILLE TOWN CENTER 

13 SCREENS 

199 E HE Montgomery Av 

? 1999- 



WHITE FLINT 

5 SCREENS 


March 7 th , 1977-January 20 th , 2014 

Owners: 

1980 Neighbourhood 



2005 AMC 


SILVER SPRINGS 

CAPRI 

8630 Fenton 

January 19 th , 1972-May 1982 

KB Theatres owned this cinema, 1972-1975 

owner: District Theatres 

CITY PLACE 

10 SCREENS 

Colesville/Fenton 

1992-2004 

AMC owned this theatre. It closed when the 

Majestic 20 was too much for it to handle. 


FLOWER 

4 SCREENS 

8725 Flower 

February 15 th , 1950-1996 

Twinned on September 26 th , 1980 and two more 

screens added in 1983 and closed down in May 

1995 and all closed in January 1996. 

Owners: 


1975 Roth's 

1989 P & G 

LANGLEY 

2 SCREENS 

8014 New Hampshire Ave 

March 12 th , 1952-1989 

KB Theatres owned this theatre. 2 screens in 

1984. 


MAJESTIC 

20 SCREENS 

900 Ellsworth Dr. 

2004- 

An IMAX screen was added in 2010. 

Owners: 



ROTH'S SILVER SPRINGS 

AKA: Seco, Silver Springs West 

8244 Georgia Avenue W. 

1969-1975, 1989-? 1990 

Roth's owned this cinema. 

SECO 

AKA: Roth’s Silver Springs, Silver Springs West 


November 7 th , 1927-1952 

Stanley Warner owned this 627-seat theatre. 


SILVER 

3 SCREENS 

8606 Colesville Pike 

1938-1985, 2003- 

675 seats 

Restored and 2 more screens added in 2003 by 

the AFI. 

Owners: 




2003 AFI 

SILVER SPRINGS DRIVE-IN 

? 1961 

Roth's owned this drive-in 


SILVER SPRINGS EAST 

951 Thayer 

November 26 th , 1969-1987 or 1988 


SILVER SPRINGS WEST 

AKA: Seco, Roth’s Silver Springs 

8244 Georgia Av. NW 

1975-1989 


VIERS MILL 

12202 Veirs Mill 

Aug 3rd, 1950-1974 

Lust Sidney owned this theatre. 

Adult movies 1972-1974 

MONTGOMERY ROYAL 

6 SCREENS 

11160 Viers Mill Road 

2010-2013 

WHEATON PLAZA 

3 SCREENS 

July 25 th , 1962-1986 

Bernheimer and Showcase owned this theatre. 


WHEATON 

MONTGOMERY CINEMA & 

DRAFTHOUSE 6 

11160 Viers Mill Road 

October 2008-December 2008 


WHEATON PLAZA 

11 SCREENS 

? 1989-2008 


screens by 1994 

Owners: 

1989 Loew's 


2005 AMC 

2006 P & G 

WHEATON PLAZA 4 

Wheaton Plaza 

1989-2001 

Owners: 



A Cineplex Odeon “Jewel box” Theatre. 


PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY 

BRANDYWINE 

SHOWPLACE 

Brandywine Road and Route 301 

Kerasotes had plans to build this in 2010. 

BRYANS ROAD 

INDIAN HEAD CINEMA 5 

5 SCREENS 

3047 Marshall hall rd 

? 2000-2009 

CAMP SPRINGS 

ANDREWS MANOR 

2 SCREENS 

4801 Allentown 

1965-1996 


Owners: 

1965-? 1970 Showcase 



1988-1989 P & G 

CAPITOL HEIGHTS 

CAPITOL 

1935-1955 1959 

CENTRAL AVENUE DRIVE-IN 

7903 Central 

June 5 th , 1958-1987 

“Ahh. Now this drive-in brings back some memories. 

No, I've never been inside of it but I do remember 

passing by, on my way home, from school. The view, 

from Central Ave., was obscured by sections of board. 

Unfortunately, there were these big gaps between the 

boards where you could see xxx-rated action as you 

drove by. And, yes, there were people who would park 

their cars, on Central Ave., where the biggest gaps were 

to see portions of the movie for free!” 


HAMPTON MALL TWIN 

Central w/beltwy 

1971-1987 

CLINTON 

BRANCH DRIVE-IN 

AKA: Ranch DI 

Old Branch 

Aug 13th, 1953-1984 

700 cars 

Roth's owned this drive-in 

CHEVERLY 

DODGE PLAZA 

7752 Landover rd 

1965-1977 



CORAL HILLS 

CORAL 

4703 Marlboro Pike 

1948-1974 

Owners: 


1952-1968 Wineland 

1971-1974 A-IV Theatres 

HILLSIDE DRIVE-IN 

5210 Marlboro Pike 

Aug 23, 1953-1988, 

Lust, Sidney, Theaters and Wineland Theatres 

owned this drive-in in the 1950’s. The ABC Drive- 

In opened 4 days later. 


DISTRICT HEIGHTS 

JERRY LEWIS 3 

5830 Silver Hill 

February 1973-1988 

FORT WASHINGTON 

SUPER CHIEF DRIVE-IN 

11901 Livingstone Rd 

June 7, 1953-1984 

This is now a park and ride. Owned by Wineland 

WAR DEPARTMENT 

? 1940 


LANDOVER 

CHEVERLY 

? 1949-1971 

Sidney Lust owned it. 

DODGE PARK 

7752 Landover 

October 13th, 1965-1976 

Roth’s owned it 

LANDOVER 6 

6 SCREENS 

Beltway x 32/L. 

June 21 st , 1972-1989 

This was the first multiplex cinema to be built in 

the Washington DC area. 

Owners: 

1985 Neighborhood Theatre Group 



LANHAM 

CAPITOL PLAZA 

6200 Annapolis Rd 

January 25 th , 1964-1984 

Owners: 

1965-? 1970 Showcase 




KB Theatres 

PALMER DRIVE-IN 

Martin Luther King Jr Hwy & Forbes Blvd 

July 23rd, 1954-1980 

District Theatres owned this drive-in in 1975 


LARGO 

MAGIC JOHNSON 

12 SCREENS 

800 Shoppers Way 

2004- 

Owners: 

2004 Loews 

2005 AMC 

IMAX screen added in 2014. 

LAUREL 

LAUREL 

314 Main 

1929-1992 

Listings stopped in 1976 

Owners: 

1949-1951 Fairlawn Amusements 

1953-1969 Wineland 

1969-1970 Neighbourhood Theatres 


LAUREL 

6 SCREENS 

371 Armstrong Ave 

1989-2010 

Owners: 


1994 Hoyt's 

2000 other owners. 

2008-2010 Phoenix Theatres 

LAUREL DRIVE-IN 

14809 Baltimore Ave 

June 16th, 1966-1984 

LAUREL CINEMA 

2 SCREENS 

929 Fairlawn Av. 

1966-1986 

Roth's owned this theatre. 2 screens in 1975 

LAUREL CINEMA CAFÉ 

? 1999-? 2000 


LAUREL LAKES 

12 SCREENS 

14248 Baltimore Ave 

1985-2000 

Hoyt's owned this theatre. Opened with 8 screens 

in 1985 and expanded to 12 screens in 1989. 

LAUREL TOWN CENTER TWINS 

13314 Laurel-Bowie Rd 

September 30 th , 1970-2005 

P & G owned it 1986-? 

LAUREL TOWN CENTRE 

12 SCREENS 

14716 Baltimore Av. 

November 18 th , 2014- 

Owned by Regal Cinemas. It is the 2 nd cinema 

complex to open in the mall. 


NEW 

? 1930 

WALLER 

? 1945 

Schine Circuit, Inc. owned this theatre. 

MARLOW 

MARLOW 

6 SCREENS 

Marlow Hgts Shopping Center at 

3899 Branch Ave 

October 30 th , 1963-2003, 2007- 

Twinned in 1977 and to 6 screens in 1985 

Owners: 


1969-1987 Neighbourhood Theatre Inc. 



2012 Phoenix Big Cinemas 


OXON HILL 

ABC DRIVE-IN 

7100 Indian Head 

August 27th, 1953-1987 

Owned by Wineland Theatres 

OXON HILL 

6195 Livingston 

April 6 th , 1966-1986 

Owners: 

1966-1968 Loew’s 



RIVERTOWNE 12 

6081 Oxon Hill Rd 

1987 or 1988-2007, 2011-2013, April 30 th , 2015- 

AMC owns this theatre. It will be reopened by 

Spotlight Cinemas and AMC again in 2015. 

UPPER MARLBORO 

MARLBORO 

1938-1952 

137 in MD. 


VIRGINIA SUBURBS 

ALEXANDRIA CITY 

ALEXANDRIA 

CAPITOL 

AKA: Lincoln, Olympic 

1101 Queen 

1932-? 1950 


CARVER 

1120 Queen 

1948-1965 

684 seats 

CENTRE 

1513 Quaker N 

March 1945-1985 

Neighborhood Theatres owned this 990-seat 

theatre. 

COLONIAL 

? 1955 

DIXIE AIRDOME 

Outdoor theatre. 


FOXCHASE 3 

AKA: Shirly Duke 

4621 Duke St 

1980-2005 

* June 23 rd , 1971 opened as Shirley Duke Twins 

showing arthouse fare. 

* Mid 1970’s switched to adult movies, “The 

opening of Misty Beethoven” played here for 103 

weeks 

* 1975 3 cinemas 

* 1980 renamed Foxchase 3 with one screen 

showing arthouse fare (with some Bollywood 

films) and the other two showing adult movies. 

* 2005 closed, it was the last adult cinema in the 

DC area. 

HOFFMAN CENTER & IMAX 22 

2500 Eisenhower Avenue 

2001- 

AMC owns this theatre. An IMAX screen was 

installed in 2008. 


HYBLA TWINS 

7846 Richmond hwy 

October 17 th , 1973-1984 

KINGSTOWNE 

16 SCREENS 

5910 Kingstowne Town Center 

3,800 seats. 

Thanksgiving weekend 2005- 

Owners: 



An RPX screen was installed in 2012. 

Jack Coursey 

IDLE HOUR 

? 1925 

INGOMAR 

AKA: Suprise 

607 King 

1918-1953 

713 seats 

This theatre, which had no air conditioning 

opened on March 19 th , 1909 as Surprise. 


LINCOLN 

AKA: Capitol, Olympic 

1101 Queen 

1921-1930 


NEW PALM 

2402 Mt. Vernon 

? 1950-? 1955 

336 seats 

POTOMAC YARD CINEMA 16 

3575 Jefferson Davis 

? 1999- 

Owners: 

1999 Hoyt's 


OLD TOWN 

2 SCREENS 

AKA: Richmond 

815 King 

http://www.oldtowntheater.com 

May 1980-1999, 2004-2006, 2007-2012 

This theatre shows a mix of live performances and 

first run movies. 

Owned 1987-1999 by Cineplex Odeon 

REED 

1723 King 

1937-1976 

1200 seats 

Owners: 

1937-1940 Sidney Lust 

1967-1975 Alexandria Amusement Corp. 

RICHMOND 

AKA: Old Town 

815 King 

1914-1972 

755 seats 

Owners: 

Alexandria Amusement Corp. 

OLYMPIC 

AKA: Capitol, Lincoln 

1101 Queen 

1930-1932 



SHENANDOAH 

? 1935 

SHIRLEY DUKE 

3 SCREENS 

AKA: Foxchase 3 

4621 Duke St 

July 23 rd , 1971-1979 

See Foxchase for more details. 3 screens in 1975 

CHINQUAFIN VILLAGE 

AUDITORIUM 

? 1945 

DEL RAY 

PALM 

1932-1948 

1940-1945 owner: Bernheimer, Louis, Theatres 

SHIRLINGTON 

1946-1957 

SURPRISE 

AKA: Ingomar 

507 King 

March 1909-1918. It closed as Ingomar in 1953 

VERNON 

3707 Mt. Vernon 

December 1940-March 30 th , 1976 

866 seats 

Alexandria Amusement Corp. owned it 

VIRGINIA 

G. W pkwy/1st 

March 22 nd , 1947-1975 

Alexandria Amusement Corp. owned it. 


ARLINGTON CITY 

ARLINGTON 

AIRPORT DRIVE-IN 

2001 Jefferson Davis Hwy 

September 8th, 1947-1963 

ARLINGTON 

AKA: Arlington Cinema 'n' Drafthouse 

2901 Columbia Pike 

1940-1985 

616 seats 

This building opened in August 1940 as the Arlington 

Recreation Center (whites-only), including a bowling 

alley on the upper floors and a pharmacy on the corner. 

Fred Bishop, who also designed Byrd Theatre in 

Richmond, was the architect. The opening night film was 

"My Favorite Wife," starring Cary Grant and Irene 

Dunne. Richmond-based Neighbourhood Theatres Inc 

operated it until 1975. The theater desegregated in 1963 

amidst picketing and lawsuits. The theater was 

converted to Arlington Cinema N' Drafthouse in 1985 

and still serves up movies and food. The bowling alleys 

are now a tae kwon do school and artists' studios. The 

American Nazi party's headquarters was housed in this 

building. 

ARLINGTON CINEMA 'N' 

DRAFTHOUSE 

AKA: Arlington 

2903 Columbia Pike 

1985- 

James Duffy was involved in its early years. 


ASHTON 

3166 Wilson 

1927-? 1950 -1953 

634 seats 

Owner in 1950: Neighborhood Theatres 

BALLSTON COMMON 

12 SCREENS 

4328 Wilson 

? 1999- 


BYRD 

104 Wayne s 

1947-1983 

Neighborhood Theatres owned this 625-seat 

theatre. 

COURTHOUSE PLAZA 

8 SCREENS 

2150 Clarendon 

1989- 

AMC owns this theatre. 

BUCKINGHAM 

231 Glebe N 

1939-1986 

Neighbourhood theatres owned this 616-seat 

cinema. 


CRYSTAL 

1811 Jefferson Davis Highway inside the Marriot 

Crystal City Hotel. 

January 14 th , 1970-1990 

KB theatres owned this theatre. 

GLEBE 

AKA: Dominion 

2130 Glebe N 

1945-1965 

Neighbourhood Theatres owned this 750-seat 

theatre. 

DOMINION 

AKA: Glebe 

2130 N Glebe Rd 

1965-1972 

KB owned it 

DR. DREMO TAPHOUSE 

2001 Clarendon 

2006-2009 

Some movies are shown at this bar. 

PENTAGON CITY 6 

1100 Hayes s 

1989-2003 

Owners: 

1990-1993 Loew's 

1993-1998 Sony Theatre Management 


ROSSLYN CHINESE 

1601 Kent n 

1979-1981 

Chinese movies were shown here. 


ROSSLYN PLAZA 

Kent/Wilson 

August 2 nd , 1967-1976 

KB owned it 1967-1976 

SHIRLINGTON 

7 SCREENS 

2772 Randolph 

December 18 th , 1987- 

Owners: 



2005 AMC 

SHERLINGTON 

2800 Randolph s 

? 1950-? 1955 

Neighborhood theatres owned this 980-seat 

theatre. The Sherlington 7 is built on the site. 


WILSON 

1730 Wilson 

November 11 th , 1936-1978 


theatre. 


CLARKE COUNTY 

BERRYVILLE 

Clarco 

? 1935-? 1961 

350 seats 

Pitts Theatres, Inc. owned this theatre. 


CULPEPER CITY 

CULPEPER 

CULPEPER 

? 1969-? 1975 

450 seats 

Owners: 

1969-1970 Pitts Theatres, Inc. 

1970-1975 R/C Theatres 

CULPEPER DRIVE-IN 

AKA: Pitts Drive-In 

Brandy Road 

1970-1986 

R/C Theatres owned this drive-in. 

ECLIPSE 

Davis St. 

1913-? 1930 

300 seats 

This was in the basement of Arthur Treadway's 

pool hall and bowling alley. 

FAIRFAX 

249 E. Davis 

1914-? 1961 

* September 29th, 1914 opened by J. L. Fray 

* 1929 Pitts buys it 

* January 29th 1930 reopened after two weeks to 

install a sound system. 

* Mid 1950's closed 

MT. PONY 

19053 Mount Pony Road 

http://www.loc.gov/avconservation/theater/ 

2008- 

200 seats 

The Library of Congress shows classic films here 

free of charge at the National Audio-Visual 

Conservation Center. It is one of the five venues 

in the USA able to project nitrate film stock. 

CULPEPER MOVIES 4 

201 S. Main 

? 2000- 

Owners: 

2000 R/C Theatres 


NYLIC 

N. Main 

September 1 st , 1921-? 1925 

873 seats 

PITTS 

AKA: State 

210 S. Main 

? 1950-1970 

873 seats 

This was renamed State when R/C Theatres 

bought out Pitts Theatres, Inc.. 


PITTS DRIVE-IN 

AKA: Culpeper Drive-In 

Brandy Road 

1951-1970 

R/C Theatres owned this theatre. 

REGAL CINEMAS 1 & 2 

? 1980-? 1998 


STATE 

AKA: Pitts 

210 S. Main 

1970-? 1995 


FAIRFAX COUNTY 

ANNANDALE 

AMERICANA 

7857 Heritage Drive 

May 30 th , 1967-1987 


ANNANDALE 

7039 Little River Turnpike 

September 16 th , 1964- 1988 

1,000 seats 

Neighbourhood theatres owned this theatre 

This cinema was in this shopping plaza. 


BRADLICK 

5105 Bradlick in the shopping plaza 

April 29 th , 1964-1984 

KB and Showcase owned this theatre. 

SUNSET DRIVE-IN 

5500 Leesburg Pike 

September 1949-1974 

Adult movies in later years. 

BURKE 

ROLLING VALLEY MALL 3 

9268 Old keene Mill 

1975-1987 

Broumas Theatres owned this cinema. 


CENTREVILLE 

CENTREVILLE MULTIPLEX 12 

6201 Multiplex Drive 

? 1994-2009 

National Amusements owns this theatre. It was 

sold to Rave Motion Pictures in 2009. 

STEVEN F. UDVAR-HAZY CENTER 

IMAX 

AKA: Airbus IMAX 

2003-2010 

This theatre belongs to the Air and Space 

museum 

CENTREVILLE 12 

AKA: Centreville Multiplex 12 

6201 Multiplex Drive 

December 2009- 

Owners: 

2009-2013 Rave Motion Pictures. 

2013- Cinemark 

CHANTILLY 

AIRBUS IMAX 

AKA: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center IMAX 

2010- 


FAIRFAX 

CAROUSEL 1 & 2 

2 SCREENS 

10722 Lee Hwy 

July 11 th , 1975-1978 

An Super H supermarket now stands on its site. It 

was managed by KB in 1975 

CINEMA ARTS 

6 SCREENS 

AKA: Fair City 

9650 Main St 

2000- 

Indie and foreign movies with the odd blockbuster 

played here. 


ANGELIKA FILM CENTER @ 

MOSAIC 8 

2911 District Av. 

September 21 st , 2012- 

This is owned by Reading’s City Cinemas. 

FAIRFAX 

10461 Lee Hwy at University Drive 

December 1947-1977 

FAIR CITY 

6 SCREENS 

AKA: Cinema Arts 6 

9650 Main 

1975- ? 2000 


screens by 1989 

Owners: 

1980-1988 Showcase 




FAIRFAX CIRCLE 

9488 Arlington Blvd 

1,200 seats 

December 25, 1965-1985 

Owners: 

1965-1968 Loew’s 

1968-? 1970 Showcase Cinemas 

1976-1977 Roth’s 

FAIRFAX CORNER 

14 SCREENS XTREME 

11900 Palace Way 

2003- 

National Amusements owns this theatre. It was 

sold to Rave Motion Pictures in 2010 and lost its 

cinema de lux name. An Xtreme screen was 

installed in 2012. Taken over by Cinemark in 

2013. 


FAIRFAX TOWN CENTER 

10 SCREENS 

12110 West Ox 

? 1994- 

Owners: 

1994 United Artists 


SUPER 29 DRIVE-IN 

4723 West Ox Road, 

September 15 th , 1956-1985 

500 cars 

A Costo now stands on its site. Broumas owned it 

1969-1980. 

MOVIES AT FAIR OAKS 

6 SCREENS 

12025 Lee Jackson Hwy (outer circle) 

1984- ? 1995 

United Artists owned this theatre. It opened with 

8 cinemas and lost two to create larger screens. It 

ran Heavy Metal and Rocky Horror. 


TURNPIKE 

2300 Main St. In the Pickett Shopping Center 

559 seats. 

March 5 th , 1969-1985 


UNIVERSITY 

3 SCREENS 

10659 Braddock Rd 

http://www.universitymalltheatres.com 

September 21 st , 1977- 

944 seats 

This theatre is now a 2nd run theatre. 

Jack Coursey 


FALLS CHURCH 

CINEMA 7 

3515 S. Jefferson St 

December 22 nd , 1965-1994 


Stanley Warner, KB owned this theatre. 

JEFFERSON 

2936 Annadale Road at Arlington 

1949-1985 


theatre. 

LEE 

709 Washington E 

1936-1951 


theatre. 

DC CINEMAS 

3 SCREENS 

7291 Arlington 

2014- 

Bollywood cinema. 


LOEHMANN PLAZA TWIN 

2 SCREENS 

AKA: DC Cinemas 

7291 Arlington 

May 12 th , 1971-2002, 2008-2014 

1971 Potomac Theatres 

1980 Glenmar Theatres 

1990 Neighbour Cinemas 

1998 Cinema USA 

2008 Owners: Phoenix Theatres (Bollywood 

policy) 

SKYLINE 

12 SCREENS 

5195 Leesburg Pike in the Skyline Mall. 

December 22 nd , 1978-2002 

AMC owned this theatre. 6 cinemas opened on 

December 22 nd , 1978 and more opened in 1987 

or 1988 


STATE 

18 Washington E http://www.thestatetheater.com/ 

January 27 th , 1936-1987 

Neighborhood theatre owned this 853-seat 

theatre; it's now a performing arts center. 

WORLDGATE 

9 SCREENS 

13025 Worldgate 

? 1994- 

Owners: 

1994-1998 Sony Theatre Management 


2003 Phoenix Theatres 

2014 AMC 

HERNDON 

HERNDON 

2 SCREENS 

406 Elden St. 

? 1935-? 1990 

325 seats 


LANGLEY FIELD 

LANGLEY FIELD 

? 1945 

MC LEAN 

JERRY LEWIS 

AKA: McLean Cinema 

6657 Old Dominion 

November 1 st , 1972-1973 

MCLEAN CINEMA 

AKA: Jerry Lewis 

6657 Old Dominion 

1973-1985 

KB Theatres owned it. 


TYSONS CENTER 

4 SCREENS 

Tysons Corner Shopping Center 

October 10 th , 1980-? 1990 

Neighbourhood – Cineplex Odeon owned it. 

TYSONS CORNER 

5 SCREENS 

July 11 th , 1975-? 1995 

Owners: 

1985 Roth’s 

1990 Loew’s 

1993 Sony Theatre Management 


screens 

TYSON CINEMA 


December 18 th , 1968-1986 

Owned by Wineland Theatres and 

Neighbourhood 

Simply Fabulous! 

TYSONS CORNER & IMAX 16 

7850 Tysons Corner Center 

September 30th, 2005- 

4,100 seats 

AMC owns this cinema. An IMAX screen was 

installed in #3 in March, 2010. 


TYSONS TWIN /CINEMA 

4 SCREENS 

Tysons Corner Center 

October 16 th , 1968-1988 


Owners: 

1985 Neighbourhood Theatres 


MERRIFIELD 

ARLINGTON BLVD MULTIPLEX 14 

8223 Lee Highway 

1986-November 1 st , 2009 

National Amusements built this theatre on the 

site of the Lee Highway Drive-in 

Jack Coursey 


LEE HIGHWAY DRIVE-IN 

8223 Lee Highway 

August 26, 1954-1984 

Northeast theatres owned this drive-in The 

Arlington Boulevard Multiplex opened on the site 

in 1986. 

MT. VERNON 

BEACON MALL 4 

6700 Richmond hwy 

March 15 th , 1974--1996 

Showcase owned this theatre from 1985-1996 

MT VERNON I & II – ENGLESIDE 

SHOPPING PLAZA 

Route 1 Engleside Pl 

October 20 th , 1971-? 1985 


MT. VERNON 

2 SCREENS 

? 1940-1987 

Bernheimer and Roth’s owned it. 2 screens in 

1981 


MT. VERNON DRIVE-IN 

7940 Richmond Highway 

August 15 th , 1938-1984 

969 cars 

This opened as the Washington area’s first drivein 

by E. M. Loew’s. Taken over by Northeast 

theatres in 1962 and split into two lots without 

fixing the ramps in 1978 and closed by 1986 for 

the Showcase Mt. Vernon. 

MT VERNON MULTIPLEX 

10 SCREENS 

7940 Richmond 

1986-Labour Day 2007 

National Amusements built this theatre on the 

site of the Mt. Vernon Drive-In 

RESTON 

RESTON MULTIPLEX CINEMAS 

8 SCREENS (WAS 13) 

11940 Market 

? 1994- 

Owners: 

1994-2010 National Amusements 

2010-2011 Rave Motion Pictures 

2011- Bow-Tie 


screens by 1999. The smaller cinemas were 

undivided in 2011 to have a total of just 8 screens. 

Jack Coursey 


RESTON TWIN 

Reston International Center – 11840 Sunrise 

Valley Drive 

March 20 th , 1974-? 1990 

Loew’s owned it 1989-? 1990 

SPRINGFIELD 

SPRINGFIELD 

2 SCREENS 

7039 Old keene Mill 

November 1 st , 1968- ? 1995 


Owners: 

1968-1986 Neighbourhood 

1986-? 1995 Cineplex Odeon 


SPRINGFIELD MALL 

10 SCREENS 

6500 J. Springfield Mall 

1970-February 14 th , 2008 

* 1970 opened as Cinema I & II with 700 and 640 

seats. No ads in newspapers. 

* 1973 Cinemas III, IV, V & VI opened at the other 

side of the mall. It was a separate business unit. 

* 1988 Cinemas I & II closed for renovations when 

four more small cinemas were dug out below 

cinema I & II. The mall was forced to close down 

due to construction mishaps. When Macy’s came 

to the mall they pay General Cinemas to build 

four more screens above the food court with a 

whopping 2,000 more seats 

* 2002 taken over by AMC 

* February 14 th , 2008 closed 

WEST SPRING 

Old Keene / Rolling 

June 13 th , 1973-1976 

Cinemas 6-10 by Jack Coursey 


VIENNA 

TYSONS FAIRFAX SQUARE 8 


December 14 th , 1990-2007 

2,500 seats 

Owners: 



2005 AMC 

VIENNA 

224 Maple E. 

April 21 st , 1964-1987 

Owners: 


1985 National Amusements 

2 cinemas in 1984. 


FAUQUIER COUNTY 

BELVOIR 

BELOVIR 

? 1940 

MARSHALL 

MARSHALL 

? 1940-? 1950 

216 seats 

WARRENTON DRIVE-IN 

? 1955-? 1975 

Owners: 



WARRENTON TOWN CENTER 5 

627 Frost 

? 2005- 

WARRINGTON 

DOWNTOWN 

? 1975 


FAUQUIER 

? 1955-? 1969 

550 seats 


WARRENTON 

? 1930 


FREDERICKSBURG CITY 

FREDERICKBURG 

COLONIAL 

909 Caroline 

February 6 th , 1929-1982 

1,235 seats 

Owners: 



FREDERICKSBURG 15 

AKA: Fredericksburg Stadium 14, Movies of Fredericksburg 

3301 Plank Rd 

1998-2008 

Regal Cinemas owns this cinema. 

FREDERICKSBURG DRIVE-IN 

Lafayette Blvd neat Lassen Lane 

1956-1960, 1970-1989 

Owners: 




FREDERICKSBURG STADIUM 

14 SCREENS 

3301 Plank Road 

2008- 

Regal Cinemas owns this cinema. 

GREENBRIAR I & II 

2 SCREENS 

Plank Road at Altoona Drive 

December 25 th , 1971-1989 


LEADER 

? 1920-1937 


MAYFLOWER 

? 1935 

This was an playhouse with some movies shown 

from time to time. 


MOVIES OF FREDERICKSBURG 

10 SCREENS 

3301 Plank Road 

1989-1998 


PARAGON VILLAGE 

12 SCREENS 

AKA: Muvico Village 12 

50 Town Centre Blvd 

2012- 

This is owned by Paragon Theatres 

MURPHY'S 

? 1935 

No ads in the paper for this theatre, which was 

owned by Pitts Theatres, Inc. 

MUVICO VILLAGE 

12 SCREENS 

AKA: Paragon Village 

50 Town Centre Blvd 

May 7 th , 2010-2012 

This is owned by Paragon Theatres, which is 

licensed by Muvico. It is built at the site of the 

Spotsylvania Mall. It features an Splitsville bowling 

alley. It was renamed Paragon Village 12 in 2012. 



AKA: Fredericksburg Drive-In 

Lafayette Blvd near 4 Mile Fork 

April 23 rd , 1951-1956,-1961-1969 

ROYAL 

? 1935 

No ads in the paper for this theatre, which was 

owned by Pitts Theatres, Inc. 

SOUTHPOINT CINEMAS 

9 screens 

5800 South Point Blvd 

1998- 

Marquee owns this cinema. 

You can see the Virginians cinemas and its parking 

lot on the right. 


SPORTSYLVANIA 

4 SCREENS 

130 Spotsylvania Mall 

June 26 th , 1981-2001 

Owners: 

1981-1987 Neighborhood Theatres 


1990-1995 Neighbourhood Entertainment 

1995-1996, 1997-2001 Regal Cinemas 


VICTORIA 

1014 Caroline 

1937-1986 

1,177 seats 

Owners: 




VIRGINIANS 

4 SCREENS 

4200 Lafayette Blvd 

1972-2001 

This opened as a twin and expanded to four 

cinemas in 1972. 

Owners: 


1997-2001 Regal Cinemas 


1950 

1980 

1990 

2000 

2010 


LOUDON COUNTY 

ASHBURN 

FOX 

12 SCREENS 

22875 Brableton Plaza 

2010- 


LOUDOUN LUXURY 

11 SCREENS 

43751 Central Station Drive 

April 24 th , 2015- 

This is owned by Starplex 


ONE LOUDOUN 

8 screens 

20575 Easthampton Plaza 

This is owned by Alamo Drafthouse 

Tally-Ho 

19 W. Market http://tallyholeesburg.com/ 

1931-2000, 2002-2012 

739 seats 

Regal lost its lease in 2000 and reopened in 2002. 

Two cinemas in the late 1970’s until 2007. It is 

now a live theatre. 

Owners: 



1997-2000 Regal Cinemas 

LEESBURG 

OPERA HOUSE 

? 1930-? 1945 


VILLAGE 

12 SCREENS 

1600 Village Market Boulevard 

July 22 nd , 2011- 

1,800 seats 

This is owned by Cobb Theatres. 


MIDDLEBURG 

HOLLYWOOD 

? 1935-? 1950 

350 seats 

PURCELLVILLE 

MOORCONES 

? 1955 

COUNTRYSIDE 

20 SCREENS 

45980 Regal Plaza at rt 7 

? 1999 

Regal Cinemas owns this theatre, which had 14 

screens and expanded to 20 screens by 1999 

PURCELLVILLE 

? 1940-? 1950 

275 seats 

VIRGINIA 

? 1935 

SOUTH RIDING 

AVONLEA TOWN CENTER 

11 SCREENS – 748 SEATS 

2016- 

This is being built by Mexico’s Cinépolis. 

STERLING 

CINEMA AND DRAFTHOUSE 

AKA: Towncenter 3 

21800 Town Center 

2002-2005 


DULLES TOWN CENTER 

10 SCREENS 

21010 Dulles Town Circle 


Owned by Regal Cinemas. 

STERLING 

311 Sterling Park Shopping Center 

1970-1977 

Owners: 

1975 Cinecom Theatres Southern States, Inc. 

1980 Broumas 

TOWNCENTER 3 

AKA: Cinema and Drafthouse 

21800 Town Center 

? 1979-2001 

Owners: 

1985 Wineland Circuit 

1990 Loew’s & R/C 

1993-1995 Sony Theatre Management. 


MANASSAS CITY 

MANASSAS 

DIXIE 

? 1940 

HOYT'S CINEMAS IN MANASSAS 

14 SCREENS 

AKA: Manassas Stadium 14 

11380 Bulloch Drive 

2000-2003 

Owners: 

2000 Hoyt's 

2001 Regal Cinemas. 

MANAPORT 

1981 or 1982-1985 

MANASSAS 

4 SCREENS 

8890 Mathis 

1985- 

Loew’s owned it 1988-? 1990 

MANASSAS DRIVE-IN 

AKA: Pitts Drive-in 

Centerville Road at Birch St. 

? 1961-? 1964 

Pitts owned this theatre. 


MANASSAS MALL 

7 SCREENS 

8300 Sudley 

1982 or 1983-2001 

Owners: 

1982 Showcase 



Opened with two cinemas and expanded to 7 

screens in 1984. 

MANASSAS STADIUM 

14 SCREENS 

AKA: Hoyt's Cinemas in Manassas 14 

11380 Bulloch Drive 

2003- 

Regal Cinemas owns this theatre. IMAX added in 

2011. 

PITTS 

? 1945-? 1964 

Pitts owned this. 


? 1952-? 1955 

REB YANK 

? 1969-1985 

Owners: 

1969-1975 R/C 

1980 Broumas 

1983-1985 Showcase 


PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY 

DALE CITY 

DALE CINEMAS 5 

5 SCREENS 

? 1990 

SKS Enterprises, Inc. owned it in 1990 

DALE I & II 

2 SCREENS 

4320 Dale 

December 25 th , 1974-? 1995 

Neighborhood Theatre , SKS owned it. 

POTOMAC MILLS 

18 SCREENS 

I 95 x 156 (other side of the mall) 

2004- 

AMC owns this theatre. An IMAX screen was 

added in 2010. 

MARINE CORPS BASE 

MARINE CORPS BASE THEATRE 

? 1990 

OCCOQUAN 

LYRIC 

? 1935-? 1950 

POTOMAC MILLS 15 

15 SCREENS 

I 95 x 156 

1986-2005 


screens in the early 1990's 

AMC owned it. 

1989 AMC 

2004 others 


TRIANGLE 

HOWARD 

? 1935 


WOODBRIDGE 

FEATHERSTONE 

1974-1987 or 1988 

Roth's owns this theatre. 

MARUMSCO 

1964-1987 or 1988 

Neighborhood Theatres owned this cinema. 

TACKETT'S MILL 

4 SCREENS 

1985-2001 

Showcase - Cineplex Odeon owned this theatre 

WOODBRIDGE SUNSET DRIVE-IN 

US 1 south of M. Pl 

? 1969-? 1970 

Notice the misspelling? 


THORNBURG 

THORNBURG DRIVE-IN 

? 1955 

SPORTSYLVANIA COUNTY 


STAFFORD COUNTY 

DAHIGREN 

NAVAL STATION 

? 1935-? 1940 

QUANTICO 

MARINE BARRACKS YMCA 

? 1935-? 1940 

STAFFORD 

AQUIA TOWNE CENTER MOVIES 

10 SCREENS 


Owners: 




TRIANGLE DRIVE-IN 

3999 Jefferson Davis Highway 

1960-1974 

WHITESTONE 

LEE 

? 1950-? 1961 



FRONT ROYAL 

C & C DRIVE-IN 

? 1950-? 1975 

FRONT ROYAL DRIVE-IN 

? 1964-? 1985 

Owners: 



MURPHY'S 

131 E. Main 

? 1930-? 1961 


MUSTANG DRIVE-IN 

AKA: Twi-Lite Drive-In 

US 522 South 

1965-1970 

Owners: 


1970 R/C Theatres 

WARREN COUNTY 

PARK 

AKA: Royal 3 

117 E. Main 

? 1920-? 1985 

997 seats 

Owners: 




? 1955-? 1961 

Pitts Theatres, Inc. owned this drive-in. 

ROYAL 

3 SCREENS 

117 E. Main 

? 2005- 

OPERA HOUSE 

? 1950 

747 seats 

TWI-LITE DRIVE-IN 

AKA: Mustang Drive-In 

1957-1965 

. 

VA: 175 


MARTINSBURG 

BERKELEY COUNTY, WV 

INWOOD 

INWOOD DRIVE-IN 

? 1961-? 1964 


APOLLO 

128 E. Martin 

1914-? 1969 

914 seats 

Owners: 

1930-1950 Warner Bros. Theatres 

1961 Roth Theatres 

1964-1969 Broumas Circuit 

BERKELEY PLAZA SEVEN 

7 SCREENS 

Berkeley Plaza 

? 1990-2006 


10 SCREENS 

? 2000- 

Owners: 

2000-2003 Hoyts Cinemas Corporation 


MARTINSBURG DRIVE-IN 

? 1955 

PINE GROVE DRIVE-IN 

Us-11 & Berkeley Station Road 

1949-1978 

600 cars 

CENTRAL 

120 E. Burke 

? 1930-? 1964 

666 seats 

Owners: 


1961 Roth Theatres 

1964 Broumas Circuit 


SKY VIEW DRIVE-IN 

AKA: Sunset Drive-In 

20xx Shepherdstown Road 

1949-1979 

300 cars 

SUNSET DRIVE-IN 

AKA: Sky View Drive-In 

Shepherdstown Road 

1979-? 1985 

300 cars 

STATE 

212 King 

? 1940-? 1955 

413 seats 

Warner Bros. Theatres owned this theatre 1945- 

1950. 

STRAND 

238 N. Queen 

? 1930-? 1955 

321 seats 

Owners: 




JEFFERSON COUNTY 

CHARLES TOWN 

JEFFERSON 

? 1935-? 1955 

756 seats 

Pitts Theaters, Inc. owned this theatre. 

HARPERS FERRY 

FORT DRIVE-IN 

Route 340 at Bloomery Road 

1950-1983 

132 cars 

This is now a flea market. 

OPERA HOUSE 

? 1930-? 1955 

500 seats 

Pitts Theaters, Inc. owned this theatre. 

PALACE 

? 1955 


? 1955 

Pitts Theaters, Inc. owned this drive-in. 

TRI-STATE 

? 1950 

200 seats 


SHEPERDSTOWN 

OPERA HOUSE 

131 W. German St. 

? 1930- 

230 seats 

18 

Grand Total 551 

Transactions: 

1953 Warner Brothers became Stanley 

Warner 

1968 Stanley Warner merged to create 

RKO Stanley Warner 

RSW taken over by Circle Theatres in 

the DC area. 

Cineplex Odeon takes over 

Circle/Showcase 1988 

Cineplex Odeon takes over KB 

Theatres 1994 

Cineplex Odeon merged with Loews to 

be become Loews Cineplex 

Entertainment 1998 

LCE taken over by AMC in 2005

WASHINGTON MOVIE THEATRES and DRIVE-INS

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