Bard Cinema
2470 Bardstown Road,
Louisville,
KY
40205
2470 Bardstown Road,
Louisville,
KY
40205
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Architects: F.T. Winnenberg
Styles: Streamline Moderne
Previous Names: Bard Theatre
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The Bard Theatre opened October 18, 1941 with Joan Bennett in “Man Hunt”. Seating for 1,100 was provided, all on a single floor. It was closed as the Bard Cinema, operated by Mid-State Cinemas on November 2, 1978 with John Denver in “Oh, God!” & Richard Dreyfus in “The Goodbye Girl”.
It was demolished in 1998.
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This source alleges that the Bard was razed in 1998. There is a Hollywood Video store at 2470 Bardstown Road as of today, which appears to be new construction.
http://tinyurl.com/5cocs2
An article about the Bard Theatre begins on this page of the April 25, 1942, issue of Boxoffice.
October 18th, 1941 grand opening ad with photos in the photo section.
December 25th, 1968 grand reopening ad in photo section
It’s now called Norton Immediate Care Center(Also called Norton Healthcare).
Later known as Bard Cinema, closed by Mid-State Cinemas on November 2, 1978 with the appropriate titles “Oh, God!” and “The Goodbye Girl”.