movies

May 6, 2022

My husband likes to regale me with stories of how he went on his first “date” at age 10 to the Kentucky Theatre. The parents conspired to make this happen and delivered the young couple to the doors of the movie house. I have no idea what the movie was, as I am usually busy (read more)

Categories: Fayette County, Theaters

Tags: #kentuckyarchitecture, #kentuckytheatre, #lexingtonky, #moviepalace, movies

February 24, 2021

It’s been a long time since I’ve been to the movie theater, and even longer since I ventured to a drive-in (one the handful of drive-in movie theaters still operation in Kentucky happens to be in my hometown). But the allure of the drive-in is strong, and if I close my eyes I can mentally (read more)

Category: Owsley County

Tags: #driveinmovies, #kentuckyarchitecture, #theater, movies

June 21, 2016

A healthy imagination is a vital part of my profession – that, and a good dose of optimism. Otherwise, I would be inundated by depression from watching countless buildings fall and communities wither. Whenever I visit a new place, I always find a building I would like to adopt – and if I ever won the (read more)

Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, Kentucky architecture, Pendleton County, Theaters

Tags: Falmouth Kentucky, Flood of 1997, movies, New Pastime Theater, Pendleton County

Movie Magic: The Kentucky Theatre, Lexington, Kentucky

Movie Magic: The Moonlite Drive-In, Booneville, Owsley County, Kentucky

Movie Magic and Dreams: The New Pastime Theater, Falmouth, Kentucky

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