Lexington's Kentucky Theatre will go quiet October 1st, as manager Fred Mills awaits a possible reopening next year.
A mainstay of downtown Lexington, with its iconic marquee, ornamented walls, and memorable midnight showings. It's endured hard times before, including damage from a nearby fire in 1987, followed by a restoration. But now the Lexington landmark is facing a threat unlike any since the years just before it opened in 1922 - a worldwide pandemic.
"We're not getting the numbers that we need to stay open and sustain ourselves as a business," manager Fred Mills told WKYT. "We're a victim of COVID-19."
The theatre, which Mills describes as "probably the heartbeat of downtown," will be maintained as it remains closed to moviegoers.
The hope is that patrons might be once again sipping sodas and munching popcorn while taking in hit films, foreign fare, and the classics by next Spring or early Summer.
