I remember seeing science fiction movies and musicals at this theatre in the mid-to-late 50s (including a re-releaae of 1939’s “The Wizard of Oz”).
It was one of several movie palaces along Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis at the time.
I also recall that the movie ads in the Minneapolis Star in the 1950s always seemed to group the Lyric, the State Theatre (in its previous existence as a movie theatre, before its massive refurbishing for live theatre) – and the Radio City Theatre in the same ad design. The Nile, Riverview and Terrace Theatres were also grouped together in their own specific advertising). One memory I have of their newspaper ads in the movie section was that their air-conditioning availability was prominently displayed in the form of icicles drawn over their theatre logo (same for the State and Radio City (Minnesota) theatres.
I remember seeing science fiction movies and musicals at this theatre in the mid-to-late 50s (including a re-releaae of 1939’s “The Wizard of Oz”).
It was one of several movie palaces along Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis at the time.
I also recall that the movie ads in the Minneapolis Star in the 1950s always seemed to group the Lyric, the State Theatre (in its previous existence as a movie theatre, before its massive refurbishing for live theatre) – and the Radio City Theatre in the same ad design. The Nile, Riverview and Terrace Theatres were also grouped together in their own specific advertising). One memory I have of their newspaper ads in the movie section was that their air-conditioning availability was prominently displayed in the form of icicles drawn over their theatre logo (same for the State and Radio City (Minnesota) theatres.