— Best Music Venue
Louisville Palace

The Basics
Opened: 1928
Neighborhood: Downtown
Self-Description: “The star of South Fourth Street.”
Website: louisvillepalace.com
Best of Louisville Stats
Total Nominations: 10
Total Wins: 5
First win: 2014, Best Music Venue
Also won: 2008, Best Architectural Terra Cotta




The Voting Academy Says
“It’s the most beautiful building in Louisville.”
“When I walk into the lobby, I feel connected to another time.”
“Sometimes I find myself staring at the ceiling and walls instead of watching the performer.”
“At a show, I’m sure there are people there who disagree with me on many things, but we are able to shut that out and be present.”
We asked the Palace to share something that says something essential about them…

“The architect of the Palace, John Eberson, whose face is among those in the lobby ceiling. He designed the theater with a distinctive style reflected in its architecture: a midnight-blue ceiling adorned with twinkling stars, grottos and elegant imagery. His intent was to spark the imagination and provide an escape from reality, transporting visitors to wondrous places even before the movie began.”
Scroll Credits
The Louisville Palace
Col. E. A. Schiller
VP and GM, national movie theater chain that opened the venue, the Loew’s Theatre, in 1928
John Eberson
Architect
John Siegel
Bought building in 1978, renamed it the Louisville Palace Theatre
Sunshine Promotions
Siegel’s partner on $4.4 million restoration, the venue reopening in 1992 with a sold-out Yanni concert
Live Nation (formerly Clear Channel Entertainment)
Owners since 1998
The Palace’s Workers
Ambassadors at this point in time
Johnny Downs
GM, Old Louisville kid living his dream