Beacon Theatre - Hopewell, VA
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N 37° 18.283 W 077° 17.238
18S E 297285 N 4131129
Built in 1928, Hopewell's landmark building has been partially restored.
Waymark Code: WM82M1
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/16/2010
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The Beacon Theatre is one of Hopewell's most recognizable landmarks. It opened in 1928 showing silent movies and thrived during the golden age of motion pictures, but ultimately closed in 1981. In 1987 Hopewell Preservation, Inc. was founded to preserve and restore the historic theater. After a grand re-opening ceremony in 2005, the theater now operates as a meeting facility. In addition to two levels of meeting space featuring a conference center and reception area, the renovated Grand Ballroom has 14' tall ceilings, Brazilian cherry hardwood floors and a built-in bar. The renovation is still ongoing, however. Once the funds are in place, the third and final phase will focus on the original theater itself.
Sources: Beacon Theatre (http://www.beacontheatre.org) and City of Hopewell (http://www.ci.hopewell.va.us)
Year Theater Opened: 1928
Number of Screen(s): 1
Concessions Available: no
Web site: [Web Link]
Ticket Price (local currency): Not Listed
Matinee Price (local currency): Not Listed
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Visit Instructions:
Must take a photo of the theater.
Please try to include yourself or gps in the picture.
Tell of your experience at the theater, if it is still a theater. If it is no longer a theater tell of an experience from the past at the theater, if this can be done.