The Lyric Theater was a small, one screen movie theater located at the corner of Spruce and Northwest Fourth streets. The movie that was showing at the Lyric Theater when this photograph was taken was Oh, for a Man!, which was released in 1930. According to a few of the museum's visitors, in addition to showing movies inside, the Lyric would feature screenings on their roof during pleasant weather.
That's Holt's car-fixing place now, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteIt is. Not being an Abilene native, I was a bit surprised when I first learned Holt Motor Co. used to be a theater.
DeleteIt might have been interesting to have re-opened this building as a theater after the Plaza collapsed. My mom says she worked there back in the day, but I don't think I ever saw a movie there.
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