Lyric Theater

Someone was living in the Lyric Theater when I saw it last about 21 years ago. It was a small white stucco building and still had its “Lyric” sign. Carrizozo is a quiet town in central/southeast New Mexico.

The Carrizozo Theater was opened in 1916 as an Opera House. It was screening films by 1918. By the 1930’s it had been renamed Crystal Theater, and was renamed Lyric Theater in the early 1940’s, when the seating capacity was listed as 319.

The Lyric Theater was closed in 1979, after problems & protests over the screening of “The Excorcist”.

In 2010, there are plans being prepared to renovate the Lyric Theater.

Recent comments (view all 11 comments)

BobMeza on June 22, 2005 at 2:37 pm

The building, like many in this town and area, is made of adobe, and wood. Stucco was placed over the adobe, but can be seen exposed at the rear of the building where the stucco has fallen off.

DonLewis on June 22, 2005 at 5:54 pm

Hello Bob Meza and thanks for the comments on the Lyric. It would be great to see your pix of the Lyric to compare with the ones I took.

Please send them along. My email address is in the contact section.

Can you update the street address for the Lyric?

Thanks!

-Don

Chuck1231 on September 20, 2005 at 8:38 am

The street address is 505 12th Street.
Sincerely,
Gail Major
Carrizozo Chamber of Commerce

Chuck1231 on September 20, 2005 at 9:01 am

The White building on the right is the Lyric Theatre.
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lostmemory on April 19, 2006 at 4:30 am

Here is a 2006 photo of the former Lyric Theater.

DonLewis on August 13, 2006 at 9:34 am

My photograph of the LYRIC www.flickr.com/photos/lastpictureshow/214271727/

lostmemory on September 10, 2006 at 10:03 am

Here is another photo of the former Lyric theater.

LFOP on January 31, 2007 at 12:52 pm

Here’s a 2006 view of the LYRIC: http://www.rushcreekgallery.com/lfop/index.html

DonLewis on April 29, 2008 at 2:05 pm

A 2007 view of the Lyric Theater in Carrizozo.

lostmemory on May 20, 2009 at 11:57 am

This is a 2009 photo.