Lyric Theatre

47 Eighth Avenue,
Maylands, WA 6051

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Lyric Theatre 47 Eighth Avenue, Maylands, WA - Architecture

Lyric Theatre 47 Eighth Avenue, Maylands, WA

Photo courtesy of Cr Elli Petersen-Pik - 2021

The Lyric theatre Maylands was the heart of the community. More people would pass through the Lyric than any other building in Maylands. By the 1940’s cinema had come of age. It was a time when most of the population went to the movies, at least once, sometimes twice a week.

Architecture – “The Lyric Theatre” Maylands is an early and intact example of an important cinema building, constructed during a decade of unprecedented growth in the Motion Picture industry. The facade of the building is two storied in height, with stucco ornamentation in the Classical style. The upper storey, (five) windows are round headed, with modest archivolts suspended by slender columns. The balcony balustrading and stairway is still intact. The fibrous plaster paneled ceilings, and the ornate columned square proscenium, provide a unique architectural picture frame, with traces of staggered Roman / Greek decorative influence. The theatre seated 1000 people.

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