Lyric at the Plaza
1725 NW 16th Street,
Oklahoma City,
OK
73106
1725 NW 16th Street,
Oklahoma City,
OK
73106
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Lyric Theatre, Oklahoma City (Official)
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Previously operated by: Cooper Foundation, Paramount-Publix
Firms: Boller Brothers
Functions: Live Theatre
Styles: Art Deco, Spanish Renaissance
Previous Names: Plaza Theatre
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The Plaza Theatre was opened on July 14, 1935 with Grace Moore in “One Night of Love”. It had 881 seats. It was closed in 1979.
In December 2007, it was renovated as a live theatre, renamed Lyric at the Plaza with a reduced seating capacity.
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Scroll down this fun website to see recent views of Plaza -
http://www.agilitynut.com/theatres/ok.html
Plaza management was noted for hiring handsome, muscular young men for their doorman and usher staff. Uniforms were custom altered to insure a snug fit.
Boller Bros. designed the Ottawa, KS, PLAZA Theatre, the Lawrence, KS, GRANADA Theatre, and the Oklahoma City, OK, PLAZA Theatre. Original facades on all three of these 1930’s movie houses were almost identical.
Most likely these theatre interiors did not match one another.
Interesting shots of the lobby and auditorium can be seen on below site. Exterior photo labelled 1935 actually was snapped during the 1970s.
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Inside the star is the original 1935 exterior appearance.
http://www.lyrictheatreokc.com/plazarenovation
This opened on July 14th, 1935
The Plaza – falling apart in 1994:
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Recent color shots of the Lyric (nee-Plaza) Theatre can be seen on this fine site,
http://www.roadsideoklahoma.com/node/510
July 14th, 1935 grand opening ad in photo section.
1930’s pic added to photo section. Note gas price’s on sign…Inflation I guess or rather I gas!
Photo of Plaza Theater with grand opening marque July fourteenth..from 1935 was added to the photo section.