Lacey Street Theatre

The address for the Lacy Steet Theatre is 504 Second St.

The architect for this theater was B. Marcus Priteca.

Here is a photo of the former Lacey Street Theater.

Here is another photo of the Lacey Theater.

Here is another photo:
http://flickr.com/photos/23013209@N00/49585192/

This is a 2006 photo of the Lacey Street Theater.

Added to the National Register of Historical Places in 1990

Lacey Street Theatre (added 1990 - Building - #90000878)
Also known as AHRS Site No. FAI-207
504 Second Ave., Fairbanks
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Hufeisen,C.W., Priteca,B.Marcus
Architectural Style: Art Deco
Area of Significance: Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance: 1925-1949
Owner: Local Gov't
Historic Function: Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function: Theater
Current Function: Vacant/Not In Use

The proprietor of the Lacey Street Theatre (now the Ice Museum) acquired the original Kimball(?) theater pipe organ from the Empress Theater (now converted to shops) down the street, and has it in storage upstairs at the Ice Museum.

Here is a recent close-up view.

This is a larger version of the photo at the top of this page and here is another photo.

1984 Photo of the Lacey Street theate.
http://americanclassicimages.com/Default.aspx?tabid=123&CategoryID=3281&List=1&SortField=ProductName%2cProductName&Level=1&ProductID=23281

A 2009 photo is here.

What a place to have a movie theatre or whatever--right next door to a college campus. Too bad that the Lacey Street Theatre is no longer at least USED as a theatre on occasion.