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Kentucky Movie Theatres (page 3)

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former Empress Theatre
Owensboro, KY
2010: 2026:
The Empress Theatre opened in 1912 with vaudeville. It was renamed the Malco Theatre in 1937 and the Center Theatre in 1949. It closed in 1989. In 1992, it opened as Goldie's Best Little Opryhouse in Kentucky with live music. It closed in 2008. In 2010, it became the TWO (Theatre Workshop of Owensboro) Empress Theatre. For more, see this website. [map]

Columbia Theatre
Paducah, KY
The Columbia Theatre was built in 1927 and closed in the 1980s. It remains vacant. For more, see this website. [map]

Pineville:
Bell Theatre

Capitol Theatre
Princeton, KY

2010:
2026:
The Capitol Theatre opened in 1939 and closed in 1986. It reopened and closed a few times after that before its most recent closure in 2020. Restoration work began in 2023. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [map]

Star Theatre
Russell Springs, KY
The Star Theatre opened in 1949. In the early 1990s, it was renovated as a live performance venue which opened in 1994. For more, see this website. [map]

Lane Theatre
Williamsburg, KY
The Lane Theatre opened in 1948 and closed in 1987. It has been vacant since then but there are plans to restore the building as an arts and cultural center. For more, see this website. [map]

Leeds Theatre
Winchester, KY
The Leeds Theatre opened in 1925 and closed in 1986. After local fundraising efforts, the theatre was restored and reopened in 1990 as the Leeds Center for the Arts. For more, see this website. [map]

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