Address: 649 S. Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. An automobile is parked by the sidewalk in front of the Kentucky Theater. Scaffolding holds a sign perpendicular to the building from the roof. It has a lot of little lights and the word Kentucky...
Front of Loews movie theater viewed at an angle from across the street. A line of people, mostly men, stands in front of the ticket counter. The movie sign advertises the world premiere of "One Million B.C." Next to the movie theater is a...
Front of the Loews movie theater at night from across the street. The sign advertises the world premiere of "One Million B.C." starring Victor Mature. "Vic Mature" and "One Million BC" are also in lights above the...
Theaters; Motion picture theaters; Cultural facilities; Interiors; Motion picture posters
The entryway of Le Rose Theatre includes a carpet with an L and an R intertwined which sits in front of a set of double doors. On the far wall is a combination mirror and poster display. The poster reads, "Richard Dix, The Gay Defender, a...
Address: 616 S. Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. (Demolished, 1969). The entryway of the Rialto Theatre is shown. The flooring is either tile or parquet and has a runner protecting the main traffic area. To the right are ticket windows and just...
Theaters; Motion picture theaters; Cultural facilities; Interiors
The interior of Le Rose Theatre includes an aisle between a front and back section of seating as well as aisles dividing the front seating into three sections. The movie screen is framed by arched windows on either side. Short windows at the tops...
Buildings; Theaters; Motion picture theaters; Cultural facilities
Address: 610 S. Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A crowd of people, a sound truck, and a couple of cars are in front of the Mary Anderson Theatre. The marquee advertises "Gold Diggers of '33" with "wide range sound."...
Theaters; Motion picture theaters; Cultural facilities; Interiors; Buildings
Address: 649 S. Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The projection screen of the Kentucky Theater has ornate decorations around it including two sphinxes facing the letter K at the top center. In front of the stage is a cover with musical symbols...
Buildings; Theaters; Motion picture theaters; Cultural facilities; Royal Theatre (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 1809 W. Broadway. This, the first of Joseph & Joseph's suburban theaters, brought all the stylistic elements, detail and elegance of its larger, downtown predecessors to what was an emerging trend, the neighborhood theater devoted...
Theaters; Motion picture theaters; Cultural facilities; Buildings; Broadcasting; Electric signs; Signs (Notices)
Close-up view of Scoop Theatre and WGRC electric sign and marquee reading "Damon Runyon's Story At the Stroke of Twelve," which was released in 1941. The Scoop Theatre opened at 418 W. Walnut Street, Louisville, Kentucky, in 1942...
Theaters; Motion picture theaters; Cultural facilities; Buildings; Signs (Notices); Advertisements
Movie posters adorn entrance to Louisville, Kentucky's Star Theater, along with advertisements for prices and snacks available. Attached to bottom of mounted print: "R.G. Potter Collection; Star Theater, west side of 4th north of Jefferson,...
Drive In Theatre, Saint Matthews, Kentucky, 1941, viewed from across the street. Signs advertise: "Now Showing, Barbara Stanwyck, 'The Lady Eve,' Latest News & Cartoons; 2 Shows Nightly Rain Or Clear." Title supplied by cataloger.
Theaters; Motion picture theaters; Cultural facilities; Buildings; Eating & drinking facilities; Broadcasting; Electric signs; Signs (Notices)
Exterior view of the Scoop Theatre and WGRC (showing Road to Victory & News), adjacent to Golden Donut Ranch restaurant and Atlantic Hotel, at 418 W. Walnut Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The Scoop Theatre opened in 1942 (although the building...
Drive In Theatre, Saint Matthews, Louisville, Kentucky, 1941. View of theater's facade. Car exiting on left as car arrives at ticket booth on right. Title supplied by cataloger.
Theaters; Motion picture theaters; Cultural facilities; Broadcasting; Buildings; Electric signs; Signs (Notices)
Close-up view of Scoop Theatre and WGRC electric sign and marquee reading "Ky. Derby in the News Defense of Moscow." The latter is also featured on a sandwich board under the marquee. The Scoop Theatre opened at 418 W. Walnut Street,...
Theaters; Motion picture theaters; Cultural facilities; Group portraits; Children;
Children gathered in front of the Alamo Theatre, 444 S. Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Sign advertises movie: "Spencer Tracy 'Young America' Doris Kenyon, Startling Tender Thrilling Entertainment." Title supplied by cataloger.
Uptown Theatre and surrounding businesses, 1500 block of Bardstown Road (at the corner of Bardstown Road and Eastern Parkway), Louisville, Kentucky; marquee advertises 1929 film "Where East is East." Other businesses on the block include...
Theaters; Motion picture theaters; Cultural facilities; Buildings; Drugstores; ; Delicatessens
Uptown Theatre and surrounding businesses, 1500 block of Bardstown Road (at the corner of Bardstown Road and Eastern Parkway), Louisville, Kentucky; marquee advertises 1929 film "Where East is East." Other businesses on the block include ...
Theaters; Motion picture theaters; Cultural facilities; Buildings; Advertisements; Signs (Notices); Electric signs
Facade of the Towers Theatre (later Knox Theatre), located at 331 W. Oak Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Posters for films "Now Playing," "Padlocked" and "Mismates," indicate a date of 1926, although...
