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WASHINGTON MOVIE THEATRES and DRIVE-INS

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CULPEPER CITY<br />

CULPEPER<br />

CULPEPER<br />

? 1969-? 1975<br />

450 seats<br />

Owners:<br />

1969-1970 Pitts Theatres, Inc.<br />

1970-1975 R/C Theatres<br />

CULPEPER <strong>DRIVE</strong>-IN<br />

AKA: Pitts Drive-In<br />

Br<strong>and</strong>y Road<br />

1970-1986<br />

R/C Theatres owned this drive-in.<br />

ECLIPSE<br />

Davis St.<br />

1913-? 1930<br />

300 seats<br />

This was in the basement of Arthur Treadway's<br />

pool hall <strong>and</strong> bowling alley.<br />

FAIRFAX<br />

249 E. Davis<br />

1914-? 1961<br />

* September 29th, 1914 opened by J. L. Fray<br />

* 1929 Pitts buys it<br />

* January 29th 1930 reopened after two weeks to<br />

install a sound system.<br />

* Mid 1950's closed<br />

MT. PONY<br />

19053 Mount Pony Road<br />

http://www.loc.gov/avconservation/theater/<br />

2008-<br />

200 seats<br />

The Library of Congress shows classic films here<br />

free of charge at the National Audio-Visual<br />

Conservation Center. It is one of the five venues<br />

in the USA able to project nitrate film stock.<br />

CULPEPER <strong>MOVIE</strong>S 4<br />

201 S. Main<br />

? 2000-<br />

Owners:<br />

2000 R/C Theatres<br />

2005- Regal Cinemas<br />

NYLIC<br />

N. Main<br />

September 1 st , 1921-? 1925<br />

873 seats<br />

PITTS<br />

AKA: State<br />

210 S. Main<br />

? 1950-1970<br />

873 seats<br />

This was renamed State when R/C Theatres<br />

bought out Pitts Theatres, Inc..<br />

<strong>WASHINGTON</strong> <strong>MOVIE</strong> <strong>THEATRES</strong> AND <strong>DRIVE</strong>-<strong>INS</strong> | movie-theatre.org

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