J-Town 4 Theatres
9601 Taylorsville Road,
Jeffersontown,
KY
40299
9601 Taylorsville Road,
Jeffersontown,
KY
40299
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Previously operated by: AMC Theatres, Associated Theatres of Kentucky, Mid-States Theaters Inc.
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Opened in the J-Town Shopping Center on July 9, 1971 by AMC. The 4-screen theatre had a capacity for 1,300-seats. It was taken over by Mid-States Cinemas (MSC) in May 1977. It was closed in December 1978. It was taken over and reopened by Associated Theatres of Kentucky on December 26, 1979. It was closed on July 26, 1998.
Per Cinematour: “This last appeared as an AMC Theatre in the Louisville Courier-Journal on March 22, 1977 and was advertised as a Mid-States Theaters Inc. the following day until December 31, 1978”.
Presumed demolished as street view shows a newer mall at a different address.
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Originally opened and run by Associated Theatres of Kentucky. Possibly named J-Town Dollar Theatre as the very end. There was also a Jefferson Theatre but I can’t find any info about it.
The J-Town 4 Opened On July 9, 1971 with the following in screen order: “A New Leaf”, “Cold Turkey”, “Patton”, and “Little Big Man”.
The J-Town 4 Last Operated As A Dollar Movie House In The 1990s And Closed For The Final Time In July 1998, Although They Were Trying To Survive During The Month By Upgrading Including Increasing The Amount Of Refreshments, But Sad To Say That It Was Due To A Very Low Capacity Of Patrons Heading To The Theater.
The J-Town Shopping Center opened theatre-less on October 11, 1960 with a Winn-Dixie grocer and a Dog ‘n’ Suds restaurant. American Multi-Cinema (AMC Theatres) opened its first area theater in the J-Town 4 as a 1,300 seat quad - two 300 seat auditoriums and two 350 seat auditoriums. It was technically the second project for the fast-growing circuit in Louisville. The Raceland Mall 4 had been announced in 1968 but the project dragged on ending up with the developer in receivership. On July 9, 1971, the J-Town 4 raced pass the Raceland to the finish line.
Mid States Cinemas (MSC) took on the AMC properties in May of 1977 operating the Raceland 4, Westland 4, Oxmoor 5, and J-Town 4. Mid States dropped the venue in December of 1978. A year later, Associated Theatres of Kentucky took on the venue rebranded it after a refresh as a sub-run, dollar discount house beginning December 26, 1979. The theatre closed July. 26, 1998.