This 1969 Soviet postcard shows the Summer Cinema in Nova Kakhovka (Kherson Oblast, Ukraine), built in the Soviet Neoclassical style within the city’s park zone near the Dnipro River.
What is shown on the postcard
The image captures the facade of the Summer Cinema featuring a colonnade, arches, and a flat roof with a balustrade displaying red flags. In front of the building, there is an open square with pedestrians in summer attire, neatly trimmed spherical green decorative shrubs, trees, a lamppost, and a wooden bench in the foreground left.
Historical note
The Summer Cinema (theater) in Nova Kakhovka was constructed in the 1950s as part of the new socialist town built alongside the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant. The park surrounding the building was landscaped under the direction of the prominent gardener S. M. Faldzinsky. The cinema served as a major cultural venue for outdoor film screenings and concerts during the warm season.
Present day
The building has survived to the present day but requires restoration. It is located within the territory of the Nova Kakhovka City Park of Culture and Rest near the Dnipro River bank.
Location (map)
Address: Dniprovskyi Ave, Nova Kakhovka, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine
Coordinates: 46.758348, 33.359223
(Google Maps)
Coordinate source: Coordinates of the Summer Theater in the city park of Nova Kakhovka.
Questions and answers
- What is depicted on the 1969 postcard? The postcard depicts the facade of the Summer Cinema in Nova Kakhovka, complete with a colonnade, decorative shrubs, and pedestrians.
- When was this building constructed? The Summer Cinema building was erected in the 1950s during the construction of Nova Kakhovka.
- Where exactly in the city is this cinema located? The cinema is located in the park area of Nova Kakhovka on the banks of the Dnipro River.
See also
The «Old Postcards» archive includes other views of Nova Kakhovka from 1969.
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