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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

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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

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Date

1928 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Eberson, John
Atlas Plaster & Steel Company
J.F. Wagner's Sons Company
Frey Planing Mill Company
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Location

Louisville-Jefferson County38.24795, -85.75791
Google Map of 38.2479467, -85.757906
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Source

Library of Congress
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