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Title
B
.
F
.
Keith
Theater
,
interior
.
Contributors
Joseph & Joseph (architect)
Caufield & Shook (photographer)
Description
Original
address
:
506
W
.
Walnut
Street
(Demolished
,
1952)
.
Built
as a
vaudeville
theater
by the
National
Theater
Company
in
1913
, the
design
came
from the
architectural
workshop
of
Albert
Kahn
. The
National
Theater
was
sold
within
the
year
to the
B.F
.
Keith
chain
.
Extensively
altered
both
inside
and
out
by
Joseph
&
Joseph
,
it
reopened
in
1914
,
still
as a
vaudeville
house
, but
soon
began
to
show
motion
pictures
.
It
operated
until
1952
,
continuing
its
mixed
bookings
of
musical
and
comedy
reviews
along
with
movies
.
Seating
twenty-eight
hundred
,
it
was
one
of
Louisville's
largest
theaters
. This
interior
shot
shows
the
theatre's
multi-level
seating
including
box-seats
. The
stage
has a
painted
backdrop
and an
organ
in
front
of
it
.
Handwritten
on
front
:
Caufield
&
Shook
/
Louisville
.
Handwritten
on
back
:
BF
Keith
Theater
(aka
Nat'l
Theater)
/
5th
+
Walnut
,
SW
Corner
.
Subject
Buildings
Theaters
Cultural facilities
Organs
Balconies
B. F. Keith Theatre (Louisville, Ky.)
Location Depicted
Jefferson County (Ky.)
Louisville (Ky.)
Muhammad Ali Boulevard (Louisville, Ky.)
Central Business District (Louisville, Ky.)
Date Original
1913
Object Type
Photographic prints
Source
8 x 10 in. b&w photographic print. Item no. ULPA 1984.01.019 in the Joseph & Joseph Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives.
Citation Information
See
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/description/collection/kyimages#conditions
for guidance on citing this item. To cite the digital version, add its Reference URL (found by following the link in the header above the digital file).
Collection
Images of Kentucky and Environs
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/kyimages/
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Photographic Archives
Format
image/jpeg
Ordering Information
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http://louisville.edu/library/archives/copying.html/.
Please cite the Image Number when ordering.
Image Number
ULPA
1984.01.019
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