I wish I had some pictures of the Lindsey in it’s hay-day. My father Clell Spann worked there as an usher and I think also a projectionist, I believe in the early 50’s. He has talked about the Lindsey my whole life, and like alot of other original Lubbockites, was mad when it was demolished. He tells me stories of running films across the street to another theatre (I can’t remember the name of it) that was owned by the same people as Lindsey at the time. Everyone I have talked to in my life about the Lindsey, talk about what a beautiful theatre it was. How modern for it’s time it was. Most say it was the nicest theatre in town. Being only 31, I don’t remember seeing it open, however, I did have a rare priviledge one night in the mid 80s, when they were doing something to it, to see it and the marquee lit up (well, at least all the neon that still worked). I COULD tell it WAS an amazing theatre. I wish, Lubbock, had done like so many other cities, and saved this Landmark.
The address has to be wrong. It would be more like the 1500 – 1700 block of 58th. I remember the circle as a little kid. 2517-55th is a neighborhood of houses, and is just west of University Ave. The Circle, was right East of Ave. Q and 58th Street.
I wish I had some pictures of the Lindsey in it’s hay-day. My father Clell Spann worked there as an usher and I think also a projectionist, I believe in the early 50’s. He has talked about the Lindsey my whole life, and like alot of other original Lubbockites, was mad when it was demolished. He tells me stories of running films across the street to another theatre (I can’t remember the name of it) that was owned by the same people as Lindsey at the time. Everyone I have talked to in my life about the Lindsey, talk about what a beautiful theatre it was. How modern for it’s time it was. Most say it was the nicest theatre in town. Being only 31, I don’t remember seeing it open, however, I did have a rare priviledge one night in the mid 80s, when they were doing something to it, to see it and the marquee lit up (well, at least all the neon that still worked). I COULD tell it WAS an amazing theatre. I wish, Lubbock, had done like so many other cities, and saved this Landmark.
The address has to be wrong. It would be more like the 1500 – 1700 block of 58th. I remember the circle as a little kid. 2517-55th is a neighborhood of houses, and is just west of University Ave. The Circle, was right East of Ave. Q and 58th Street.