Carpenter Theater opened in 1928 as the Richmond Loew’s Theater, a state-of-the-art movie palace. Inside and out, the architect designed a “Spanish plaza” atmosphere. The theater closed in 1979, and was then purchased by the Richmond Symphony.
- Name: Dominion Energy Center – Carpenter Theater, aka CenterStage
- Location: 600 East Grace Street
- Year Completed: 1928
- Architect: John Eberson
- Style: Spanish Colonial Revival, Moorish
- Wikipedia: Richmond CenterStage
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All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken October 2019 with Canon 5D Mark iv
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