Village Cinema
3615 Dixie Highway,
Erlanger,
KY
41018
3615 Dixie Highway,
Erlanger,
KY
41018
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Previously operated by: Mid-States Theaters Inc.
Firms: F & Y Building Service
Previous Names: Gayety Theater
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Repalcing an earlier Gayiety Theatre which had opened in 1915. The Gayety Theater was opened on October 27, 1938 with Robert Taylor in “The Crowd Roars”. It operated through to 1950 with that name. On March 23, 1966 it was renamed Village Cinema following a takeover by Mid-States Theatres Inc. It was one of two Northern Kentucky movie houses that showed $ movies into the 1980’s, which was great for cheap dates. It was closed on July 30, 1983 with Anthony Perkins in “Psycho II”
The Village Cinema stood empty for years after closing for a supposed ‘remodel’, but this never happened. It was occupied a few years ago by the Dusing Brothers Ice Company. For quite a while, life-sized cardboard cut-out of the Bartles & Jaymes guys stood in the window and probably caused many a double-take from passing motorists.
The Village Cinema was eventually razed.
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Ken McIntyre, Bill Eichelberger
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It was also operated in the 1970’s and 80’s as The Village Cinema.
Lots of childhood memories at this local theater. They showed everything from 1st run movies like Blade Runner (which opened here locally) to revivals of My Fair Lady – even foreign films from time to time (perhaps dubbed, but nevertheless…). Not special architecturally but like so many local theaters, special because you could take a nice walk to it and after the movie have a cheese coney at the local chili place.
An ad for the F & Y Building Service in the October 27, 1938, issue of the Boone County Recorder (PDF here) said that Erlanger’s new Gayety Theatre was one of eleven movie houses the company had designed and built since December, 1937.
This was just another theatre I filled in on as projectionists
The Google Street view comes up as Elsmere Kentucky, but the address is correct because the nearby buildings match up to the photo I just posted. Not sure where the dividing line is between Erlanger and Elsmere.
Reopened as Village Cinema on March 23rd, 1966 per:
Village grand opening ads posted.
The actual opening date is October 27, 1938 with Robert Taylor in “The Crowd Roars” along with a few unnamed short subjects (unlisted on grand opening ad), and was a replacement of an earlier Gayety Theatre which opened in 1915.
Likely closed on July 30, 1983 with “Psycho II”.