Capitol Theatre in Bowling Green, KY… A library?

The Capitol Theatre in Bowling Green Kentucky, photographed by photographer Ricky Davis of TRD Photography on Kodak Tri X Film.

Earlier this year I was driving up to Evansville, Indiana and I had to pass by Bowling Green, Kentucky so I decided to take a detour and check out the historic downtown. As some of you know I always love finding old classic movie theatres and Bowling Green had a beauty!

It’s a historical landmark in Bowling Green and the property can trace it’s history back to the late 1800’s in use as an old saloon. I’ve seen a lot of old theatres over the years through my travels. Some are vacant and run down, some have been fixed up and are in use as event venues, and some have been converted to host shows and movies once again. The Capitol Theatre in Bowling Green was the first I’ve seen in use by the library system! It hosts a small used book store, as well as the library has movie nights and other events for the community. It was one of the coolest uses for such a historical landmark that I’ve seen and I really wish that more cities would do things like this. It’s a great way to preserve the history as well as making it an integral part of the community with the next generation as well.

Well done, Bowling Green, well done.

Ricky