Carytown's beloved art deco movie palace, built in 1928 and one of the finest surviving movie theatres in the American South. The interior is extraordinary: a painted ceiling mimicking a Mediterranean sky, baroque plasterwork, gilded columns, and red velvet everywhere. The Byrd shows a mix of new films at reduced prices and classic film series, with midnight shows on weekends accompanied by the theatre's original 1928 Wurlitzer organ.
The Byrd is independently owned and operated, and its continued existence in a neighbourhood as lively as Carytown is a tribute to Richmond's commitment to its architectural heritage. See anything here once; the building is better than most of what plays in it.