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Loew's Theatre, 625 South Fourth Street, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Loew's Theatre, 625 South Fourth Street, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Loew's Theatre, 625 South Fourth Street, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Loew's Theatre, 625 South Fourth Street, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Loew's Theatre, 625 South Fourth Street, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Loew's Theatre, 625 South Fourth Street, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Loew's Theatre, 625 South Fourth Street, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Loew's Theatre, 625 South Fourth Street, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Loew's Theatre, 625 South Fourth Street, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Loew's Theatre, 625 South Fourth Street, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Summary
Significance: The first John Eberson atmospheric theatre in the state or region, Loew's Theatre is a lavish and perfectly preserved movie palace of the late 1920s. It is an excellent example of Churrigueresque architecture. John Eberson was one of the three greatest theatre architects of the period of the 1920s.
Survey number: HABS KY-134
Building/structure dates: 1928 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1953 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1963 Subsequent Work
Tags
motion picture theaters
marquees
lobbies
proscenium arches
churrigueresque architectural elements
organs
ticket offices
louisville jefferson county
loew
theatre
south fourth street
louisville
jefferson county
kentucky
theater
atlas plaster and steel company
john eberson
frey planing mill company
historic american buildings survey
jf wagner sons company
photo
loew theatre
ultra high resolution
high resolution
library of congress
Date
1928 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Eberson, John
Atlas Plaster & Steel Company
J.F. Wagner's Sons Company
Frey Planing Mill Company
Location
Louisville-Jefferson County
,
38.24795, -85.75791
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html