The Mosque, Richmond Civic Center, Richmond, Virginia, circa 1935

Subjects: Fraternal Orders & Clubs Theaters & Opera Houses
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of The Mosque, Richmond Civic Center, Richmond, Virginia, circa 1935, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

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A tinted view of the Mosque, the large brick auditorium in Richmond's civic center, with its arched entrance, corner domes and twin minaret-like towers rising against a blue sky. Built in 1926-27 as the Acca Temple Shrine mosque and auditorium, the building was designed in a Moorish Revival style and served as Richmond's principal civic auditorium and theater; it is now known as the Altria Theater. The card's caption places it within the city's civic center complex near Monroe Park.

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PublisherColourpicture Publishers, Inc.

THE MOSQUE, RICHMOND CIVIC CENTER, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA --- THE MOSQUE Richmond's Civic Center 15437 Located at Laurel and Main Streets facing beau- tiful Monroe Park. It has one of the most beauti- ful theatre auditoriums in America with a seat- ing capacity of 5,000, one of the largest banquet and exhibition halls in the South, a regulation swimming pool, roof garden, luxurious dining and lounge rooms, bowling alley, hotel accom- modations and a dormitory for discriminating young men. POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE THE RICHMOND NEWS COMPANY A "COLOURPICTURE" PUBLICATION, CAMBRIDGE, MASS., U. S. A. RNC

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Publisher	Colourpicture Publishers, Inc.
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	The Mosque, Richmond, VA
Place mentioned	Laurel and Main Streets, The Mosque, Richmond
Place mentioned	Monroe Park, Richmond
Publisher	Colourpicture, Cambridge, MA
Notes	Linen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; image bleeds to the edges with no white border; caption printed in the upper left. No postmark; unused divided-back 'Post Card'; linen texture; light age toning.

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The Mosque, Richmond Civic Center, Richmond, Virginia, circa 1935, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-mosque-richmond-civic-center-richmond-virginia-circa-193. Accessed October 25, 2026.