But in Kentucky, just two dedicated art house cinemas are still in operation following the recent closure of Louisville’s Baxter Avenue Theatres . For Patrick Schmitt, a Louisville film devotee, life without Baxter seems a little less colorful. And, you know, it's a safe space.”Local theaters struggle in post-pandemic age of streamingThe loss of Baxter isn’t unique. “It isn't just losing a local theater to me and to really everybody that I know, because it was such a formative place for all of us,” he said. “Losing access to a place where you can screen independent things or projects … it's detrimental.