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# The Great Depression In Hampton Roads: Sydney Gates
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/whro-time-machine-video/specials/the-great-depression-ih-hampton-roads-sydney-gates-wd6gam/
- Published: 2026-02-12T20:46:17.000Z
- Updated: 2026-02-13T17:00:27.000Z
- Description: Grand movie palaces and Scarface kept audiences coming during the Depression.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: WHRO Time Machine Video, #ZZZ_Show_c16af35f-7d3c-4eaf-8832-1d8997a06feb, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Special_2455617e-3dd0-46cd-b4fc-c0a16eeaef51, #special

Step inside the grand movie palaces of the Great Depression, where towering screens and glittering box seats offered escape from hard times. From the Roxy Theatre to repeat showings of Scarface, this episode explores how Hollywood thrived when audiences needed it most.