Byrd Theatre
Byrd Theatre | |
| Location | 2908 W. Cary St., Richmond, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°33′9″N 77°28′41″W / 37.55250°N 77.47806°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1928 |
| Architect | Fred Bishop |
| Architectural style | French Empire Period |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003289 |
| VLR No. | 127-0287 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 24, 1979 |
| Designated VLR | June 21, 1977 |
The Byrd Theatre is a cinema in the Carytown neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia. It was named after William Byrd II, the founder of the city. The theater opened on December 24, 1928 to much excitement and is affectionately referred to as "Richmond’s Movie Palace". Though equipped with a Wurlitzer pipe organ, the theatre was also one of the first of its kind to be originally outfitted for sound motion pictures.