I love the huish theater. It was the only theater I knew growing up.
It was recently gutted and turned into a 3 plex. there are 2 theaters in the original auditorium and the 3rd is the old balcony. There is a lot of history in this building and in the very back of the building behind a door in the emergency exit hallway, is a large room that has the original stage and screen with some art deco decorations which was walled over in the 80s. I’m glad they kept this part from being gutted like the rest of the theater.
The Lyric theater didn’t become a movie theater until the 1930s. It was first a furniture store then completely remodeled into the Richfield Opera house around 1909. In the 20’s it started to show moving pictures and in the 30’s it was completely remodeled into an Egyptian style movie theater, and named the Lyric. It was torn down in 1983. I have a picture of the building as the opera house around 1912 and a picture as the lyric around 1963. i will try and post them soon.
I love the huish theater. It was the only theater I knew growing up. It was recently gutted and turned into a 3 plex. there are 2 theaters in the original auditorium and the 3rd is the old balcony. There is a lot of history in this building and in the very back of the building behind a door in the emergency exit hallway, is a large room that has the original stage and screen with some art deco decorations which was walled over in the 80s. I’m glad they kept this part from being gutted like the rest of the theater.
The Lyric theater didn’t become a movie theater until the 1930s. It was first a furniture store then completely remodeled into the Richfield Opera house around 1909. In the 20’s it started to show moving pictures and in the 30’s it was completely remodeled into an Egyptian style movie theater, and named the Lyric. It was torn down in 1983. I have a picture of the building as the opera house around 1912 and a picture as the lyric around 1963. i will try and post them soon.