
Lyric Theater - Birmingham, Alabama
N 33° 30.902 W 086° 48.582
16S E 517673 N 3708402
Quick Description: Located in Birmingham's historic Theater District, the Lyric Theatre is a 1,300-seat vaudeville-era theater and movie house which opened in 1914 but has been closed since 1958.
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 10/3/2007 2:33:39 PM
Waymark Code: WM2APB
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Long Description:In its heyday, the Lyric hosted some of the greatest names in show
business including Milton Berle, Mae West, Gene Autry, Roy Rogers
and the Marx Brothers. Over the years, its infrastructure has
deteriorated, but a great deal of the theatre’s former glory can
still be seen through the dust and decay.
Birmingham Landmarks, Incorporated, the buildings owner and
preservation group that restored and manages the historic Alabama
Theater across the street, has started a fund-raising effort to
save the historic building.