Lyric Theatre
South First Street,
San Jose,
CA
South First Street,
San Jose,
CA
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This theater was a relic of the nickelodeon era. It was located across Second Street from the Jose Theatre (still standing, restored). A parking lot exists on the site of the Lyric.
The Lyric’s vertical sign, decorated with a Classical Lyre motif, exists in the collection of the History Museums of San Jose, in storage.
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Gary Parks
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Minor correction: The Lyric’s final sign—a neon piece which succeeded the sign shown in the photo—was not a vertical, but rather a horozontal swing-out sign.
I was reading an article about the Unique Theater in San Jose, opened by 20 year old Sid Grauman in 1903. Ticket taker and janitor was Roscoe Arbuckle. The theater was used for vaudeville and silent films, and was later wrecked in an earthquake. I don’t think we have this in the San Jose theaters. If I’m correct, I will go ahead and add it.
I recently read that the Lyric was torn down in 1959.
The year given for this photo is 1914.
This photo is probably from the mid or late teens:
http://tinyurl.com/n5e5t6
Looks similar to the 1914 photo.