Lacey Street Theatre
504 Second Street,
Fairbanks,
AK
99775
504 Second Street,
Fairbanks,
AK
99775
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Built in 1936 for local businessman “Cap” Lathrop, who built much of downtown Fairbanks, the Lacey Street Theater continued to operate for over four decades. It was designed in Streamline Moderne style by B. Marcus Priteca, and could seat over 1100 in its auditorium.
It now is home to the Fairbanks Ice Museum and also Ice Alaska and Freeze Frame.
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Bryan Krefft
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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.
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.