Lyric Theatre

223-24 South Fifth Street,
Springfield, IL 62701

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Opened in 1906, and located in downtown Springfield, the Lyric Theatre lasted less than a quarter century and was demolished in 1929.

Contributed by Bryan Krefft

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Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on March 6, 2004 at 12:01 pm

The address for the Lyric Theatre was 223-24 South Fifth Street, Springfield, Il.

lostmemory
lostmemory on September 28, 2007 at 8:09 pm

A Wurlitzer theater organ opus 593 style “D” was installed in the Lyric Theater on 10/25/1922.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on November 14, 2010 at 3:44 am

The photo at the top of this page is from the American Terra Cotta Company’s archives. The company’s records list the Lyric Theatre was designed by the architectural firm of Helmle & Helmle.

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