• Commodore Theatre is an historic movie theater located at Portsmouth, Virginia. It was built in 1945 in the Streamline Art Deco style, and originally sat 1,000 people.
  • Interesting side fact; the theater was named after James Baron(1768-1851) who served as a Commodore in the US Navy.
  • THE COMMODORE THEATRE is a luxuriously restored 1945 Art Deco style motion picture theatre... 421 High Street, 23704.
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  • The ripple effects were felt everywhere, from massive chains to single-screen historic theatres like the iconic Commodore Theatre in Olde Towne Portsmouth.
  • Watch first-run movies at the iconic Commodore Theatre in Portsmouth, listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register.
  • At first, the Commodore theatre was established as a film theatre. The Commodore had one screen and could accommodate 1,105 people during a show.
  • The Commodore Theatre was opened on November 14, 1945 with Lee Bowman in “She Couldn’t Say Yes”. It was originally designed to hold 1,008 moviegoers.