Crossroads Cinema I & II
125 E. Reynolds Road,
Lexington,
KY
40517
125 E. Reynolds Road,
Lexington,
KY
40517
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The Crossroads Cinemas opened its doors on January 6, 1973 with “Fiddler On The Roof” in Screen 1 and “Butterflies Are Free” in Screen 2. It was originally operated by Showtime Cinemas (which appears only operating for its first few years of operation) and first managed by James Mullikin.
Throughout time, the Crossroads went through many chains over the years. The Crossroads throughout its history was operated by Showtime Cinemas, followed by independently owned Henry Sagg, then Mid-State Theaters, then USA Cinemas, then Loews, and finally Bluegrass Theatres.
The theater closed on August 3, 1997 after being a dollar house for its last few years of operation.
Hi, Joe. I worked at Crossroads Cinemas from Dec. 7, 1979 - the opening night of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, which coincided with Lexington’s first Dolby system set-up in House #1 - until midway through 1981. At that time, we were owned by the Louiville-based Henry Sagg, who also owned the Kentucky and the Cinema, aka the State. Around 1983, Crossroads was taken over by Mid-States Theaters; by then, I was working at the neighboring Southpark Cinemas, also a Mid-States theater. The last movie I recall seeing there was Sneakers in 1992.
The January 5, 1973 issue of The Lexington Herald ran multiple congratulatory ads for the new Crossroads Cinema 1 & 2, so that was likely the opening date. The house was originally run by an outfit called Showtime Cinema Theaters, and later by Associated Theatres of Kentucky, but was one of the Lexington houses that eventually came under the control of the USA Cinemas chain, a subsidiary of Boston- based Sack Theatres. The Crossroads Cinema operated at least into the late 1980s.