Interior photographs and promotional photographs done in front can be found at the University of Kentucky Special Collections in the Margaret L. King Library building.
One entered the theatre from Main Street. The Ben Ali had a long walkway leading up to auditorium area, similar to that of the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York City. The supports for the balconies were position so that they would not interfere with the view onstage or the screen. All main floor seats were in front of the pillars supporting the balconies. The boxes on either side had been removed. It was reviewed as a great tragedy when the theatre was closed and demolished. The only thing that remains is one wall of the stage which stands on the property of the business on the Main Street side. The owner was angry over the theatre being destroyed and wouldn’t let them tear it down. I went to last showing of the theatre. It was a double feature. The films were, and it was an unusal pairing, FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE and THE PINK PANTHER.
Interior photographs and promotional photographs done in front can be found at the University of Kentucky Special Collections in the Margaret L. King Library building.
One entered the theatre from Main Street. The Ben Ali had a long walkway leading up to auditorium area, similar to that of the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York City. The supports for the balconies were position so that they would not interfere with the view onstage or the screen. All main floor seats were in front of the pillars supporting the balconies. The boxes on either side had been removed. It was reviewed as a great tragedy when the theatre was closed and demolished. The only thing that remains is one wall of the stage which stands on the property of the business on the Main Street side. The owner was angry over the theatre being destroyed and wouldn’t let them tear it down. I went to last showing of the theatre. It was a double feature. The films were, and it was an unusal pairing, FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE and THE PINK PANTHER.