Alhambra Theatre
507 S. Main Street,
Hopkinsville,
KY
42240
507 S. Main Street,
Hopkinsville,
KY
42240
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Pennyroyal Arts Council -- Alhambra Theatre (Official)
Additional Info
Previously operated by: Crescent Amusement Co.
Architects: John T. Waller
Functions: Concerts, Live Performances
Styles: Atmospheric, Spanish Moorish
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
270.887.4295
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The Alhambra Theatre opened on May 28, 1928 and the architect was John T. Waller. It was closed as a movie theatre on January 6, 1983. Since then, it has been operated by the Pennyroyal Arts Council as a live performance space, and was renovated in 2004.
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Recent comments (view all 6 comments)
Did the Alhambra ever have an organ?
2010 photo:
http://agilitynut.com/10/4/kyalham.jpg
And it should be listed as “open”.
Also — a 2008 interior photo:
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The Saturday-Sunday, March 14-15, 2008 edition of the Kentucky New Era featured an article about Hopkinsville’s Alhambra Theatre, which had recently re-opened following nine months of renovations. The article can be seen online at Google News.
Here is another article about the Alhambra, from the October 7, 1992, issue of the Kentucky New Era. It features a photo of the auditorium, though the scan is a bit muddy.
Closed as a movie house on January 6, 1983 for unknown reasons, but was likely due to the expansion of the nearby Martin Twin into a fiveplex.