▁Category : C ars ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Nor V a ▁is ▁a ▁performing ▁ven ue ▁located ▁in ▁Nor folk , ▁Virginia . ▁The ▁Nor V a ' s ▁name ▁consists ▁of ▁an ▁abbre viation ▁rel ating ▁to ▁its ▁location . ▁ ▁The ▁Nor V a ▁was ▁the ▁brain child ▁of ▁local ▁music ▁ven ue ▁entrepr ene urs ▁Bill ▁Re id ▁and ▁Rick ▁M ers el , ▁who ▁have ▁also ▁developed ▁the ▁N T el os ▁W ire less ▁Pav il ion ▁and ▁have ▁t ies ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁Farm ▁Bureau ▁Live ▁at ▁Virginia ▁Beach . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁Nor V a ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁An schutz ▁Entertainment ▁Group . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁Nor V a ▁Theater ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁as ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 0 - se at ▁motion ▁picture ▁and ▁live ▁entertain ment ▁( v au dev ille ) ▁the ater . ▁It ▁continued ▁to ▁th rive ▁as ▁a ▁premier ▁movie ▁the ater ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁The ▁building ▁served ▁as ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Dow nt own ▁Athlet ic ▁Club ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁renov ated ▁for ▁its ▁current ▁use . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁is ▁often ▁noted ▁by ▁its ▁pat rons ▁to ▁be ▁char ming ▁and ▁a est het ically ▁ple asing ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁rust ic ▁and ▁old - style ▁appearance . ▁The ▁Nor V a ▁features