WESTERNKENTUCKYMOVIETHEATRES

Includes Paducah, Owensboro and Richmond

12/18/2011

BOWLING GREEN

ALLEN COUNTY

SCOTTSVILLE

Ace

? 1935

Lyric

118 E Main? 1940-? 1955505 seats* Late 1930's opened* 1943 closed after a fire, reopenedshortly after.* 1950-1955 owned by Anderson, Andy,Theatres* November 19, 1957 theatre destroyedwhen the furnace exploded.

Starlite Drive-In

? 1961-? 1975

200 cars

BARREN COUNTY

CAVE CITY

Ace

Main St? 1935-? 1955400 seats

Park

? 1950-? 1961Anderson, Andy, Theatres owned thistheatre.

Starlight Drive-In

? 1955Anderson, Andy, Theatres owned thisdrive-in

GLASGOW

Aspley

? 1930

Breeze Drive-In

? 1950-? 1964250 cars

Cinema 1-3

Hwy 90? 1978-? 2000

3 cinemas in the late 1980’s.

Highland Cinemas

2400 Happy Valley Road,? 1998-1,850 seatsOwned by Marquee Cinemas since 2001By 1998 opened with 7 screens2001 taken over by Marquee cinemasEarly 2000's 8 screens

Plaza

115 E MainAugust 23, 1934-1,300 seats* Spring 1930 construction started,progress was slow as there was littlemoney during the depression.* August 23, 1934 opened with "TheCat's Paw"* April 1935 stage shows were held at noadvance in price, many country artistssuch as Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, andthe Carter Family performed here, asNashville was not very far away.* March 21-27, 1940 "Gone With TheWind" opened at the cost of $1.26, ticketsat Cherry's Coffee Shop. The Wednesdaymatinee showing was 75 cents. (Regularprices 25 cents). It returned at regularprices in 1941* 1950-1955 owned by* WWII war bonds were sold here.* 1953 3-D arrives with "The House ofWax"* 1954 Walter "Jigger" Aspley, the son ofBruce and Mary Aspley takes it over* 1970's W. Aspley sells it.* 1990's closed* September 2001 the city buys it for$200,000http://www.glasgowplazatheatre.com

Star Drive-In

? 1950-? 1985563 cars