Alhambra Theatre

507 S. Main Street,
Hopkinsville, KY 42240

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The Alhambra Theatre opened on May 28, 1928 and the architect was John T. Waller. Since 1983, it has been operated by the Pennyroyal Arts Council as a live performance space, and was renovated in 2004.

Contributed by Graeme McBain

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lostmemory on November 29, 2007 at 4:59 pm

I wouldn’t do this for just anyone, but I don’t want you to stay awake all night wondering. The former address was 501.

kencmcintyre on November 29, 2007 at 5:00 pm

Good. I can skip the Ambien for once.

plasticfootball on August 22, 2008 at 8:01 am

The “possibly from the 70s” photo was taken in November 2003 (by yours truly; thank you so much, hopkinsvillenostalgia.com, for asking permission), before the renovations began.

lostmemory on September 6, 2008 at 6:47 pm

I don’t know where the “possibly from the 70s” came from. The link to that photo on the Hopkinsville Nostalgia website reads “Alhambra before the Restoration 1981?”. Whats a few decades here or there.

Speaking of that website, here are a few ads that are posted there:

1940

1961

1962

lostmemory on September 8, 2008 at 6:11 pm

This is a June 2008 photo.

Chuck1231 on February 24, 2009 at 10:40 am

If you look at the bottom of the 1961 ad you can see that tickets were available for the Johannson vs. Patterson fight, evidently they had closed circuit in he Alhambra. I remember that they did those closed circuit telecasts of the big boxing matches at the Lowe’s State in St. Louis. The Alhambra looks as though it has been well maintained, wish there was a night photo of the theatre. Does anyone know if the theatre wass an independant or part of a circuit?

Chuck1231 on April 13, 2009 at 8:37 pm

1982 night photo of the Alhambra Theatre.
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1987 photo of the Alhambra Theatre.
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lostmemory on May 4, 2009 at 7:02 pm

1988 Photo