Capitol Cinemas
203 W. Main Street,
Princeton,
KY
42445
203 W. Main Street,
Princeton,
KY
42445
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Appears to be under renovation.
sold on June 24th, 2022
https://www.wsmv.com/news/kentucky/its-really-hard-to-lose-it-1939-theater-closes-amid-pandemic/article_9b64b71c-cba1-11ea-b27e-df98667f73fa.html
Despite some community support and attempts to keep it going, the Capitol has closed for now.
I watched the original Star Wars here. The updated screens are great.
Architected by Bruggeman, Swaim and Allen.
The original theater on this site was the Savoy Theater. It burned to the ground in 1937. The Capitol Cinemas was built on the same site and opened in 1939. The Capitol was re-opened in 1996 and has been in continuous operation since that time. The web site for the Capitol is: www.capitolcinemas.net
This theatre should be listed as “open” (since at least 2009).
An item in the August 26, 1950, issue of Boxoffice Magazine said that the Capitol Theatre was being renovated. The item said that the Capitol had been built in 1939 at a cost of $50,000.
The November 11, 1939, issue of Boxoffice said that the Crescent Amusement Company’s new Capitol Theatre at Princeton had enjoyed a successful opening, the house being sold out in 30 minutes.
The Capitol apparently replaced an earlier theater called the Savoy on the same site. The June 3, 1939, issue of Boxoffice said that the Savoy Theatre had been closed on May 22 and would be demolished to make way for a new theater. Crescent had acquired the Savoy from Malco Theatres the year before.
According to Tribune Media Services, this theater is closed.
Showtimes for this theatre are not online. It is closed?