The Hippodrome Theater

at 526 North 2nd Street, Richmond , 23219 United States

1. Theatre
2. Performance Art Theatre

The Hippodrome Theater is venue that includes a dance floor, balcony, amazing sound system, lighting equipment and two bars; perfect for any event!

Description

"The Hippodrome Theater is located in Jackson Ward; known as the "Harlem of the South", no doubt a reference to the quality musical talent that it attracted. In its heyday, Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong performed at the HIPP. The theater has been beautifully restored with meticulous attention to detail. This is truly a one-of-a-kind venue and and entertainment mecca for all."

How To Get to The Hippodrome Theater

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General Info

The Hippodrome opened in 1914 as a mixed use vaudeville and movie theatre, the seating capacity was 1,050. It is located in the Jackson Ward district and attracted a mainly African-American audience from the locality. In the 1930's and 1940's it attracted big stars who appeared on the stage, such as Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson, Ethel Waters, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles, Moms Mably and James Brown. It was acquired by the Abe Lichtman circuit in c.1935 and the Hippodrome Theatre was listed as being a 'Negro' theatre in Film Daily Yearbooks for many years. In 1945 the interior was gutted when the building caught fire and the building was extensively re-built in an Art Deco style with a slightly reduced seating capacity of 850, re-opening in 1946 when it became primarily a movie theatre. The Hippodrome closed in 1967, re-opened again, then closed in 1970 to become a church. It re-opened briefly in 1982 but since then has remained little used and mainly shuttered. Renovation plans were proposed in November 2009 and it approved in late January 2010 and We have been working on the renovation of the historic Hippodrome theater and the Taylor Mansion plus brand new 29 apartments right next door since February 2010! After 10 months down the road we can't believe that this project will be done within the next 3 month!!!! **The Taylor Mansion will be full service southern cuisine and cozy live entertainment venue** **The Hippodrom will be a huge live entertainment venue, Special event, Banquet service with a full service dinning and a high end VIP night Club!** Coming SOON Hipp & Mansion Spring 2011

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Summary

The Hippodrome Theater is Richmond based place and this enity listed in Theatre category. Located at 526 North 2nd Street VA 23219. Contact phone number of The Hippodrome Theater: (804) 308-2913