Vogue Theater

3727 Lexington Road,
Louisville, KY 40206

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The 800-seat Vogue Theater opened on December 22, 1939. It closed in September 1998, after nearly sixty years as a movie house.

Remembered by many for its 24-year run of the “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”, the Vogue Theater was the last single screen, privately-owned theater in Louisville. The Vogue Theater, which specialized in independent, foreign and art house film, was the only theater of its kind in the city.

After bleeding money for several years, the theater was finally shuttered, despite the support of it devotees who now visit the theater only in their memories.

Contributed by Alan G. Brake

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JRColvin on February 17, 2007 at 3:04 am

I enjoyed the Vogue many times during its last eight years of operation, but my memories are soured by that last year or so… Management’s brilliant decision to compete against a new arthouse multiplex by showing only that mediocre “The Full Monty” movie for seven months straight, and by refusing to dismiss an employee who didn’t know how to make change (sometimes he gave me several dollars less than I was owed, but once in a while he gave me several dollars more than I was owed — never the correct amount!) Now the arthouse multiplex is mostly mainstream, and we have to drive to Lexington, Indianapolis, or even nearby small town Columbus, Indiana to see some of the movies that would be playing to big crowds if the Vogue were still here…

moviejs on June 5, 2007 at 2:18 pm

I attended a special screening of the original “King Kong” at the Vogue some years ago. The evening was hosted by the “Wonderfest” happening at a nearby hotel, and featured famed special effects expert Ray Harryhausen as the opening speaker! I still have the special ticket for the evening somewhere along with a videotape I shot of Mr. Harryhausen’s speech. The Vogue was a delightful place to watch a classic movie – I’ll always remember that evening!