Lyric Theatre
110 S. Main Street,
Urbana,
OH
43078
110 S. Main Street,
Urbana,
OH
43078
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Chakeres Theaters Inc.
Functions: Office Space
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The Lyric Theatre was opened by 1914. By 1950 it was operated by Chakeres Theaters, Inc. The Lyric Theatre was still open in 1957.
Contributed by
Ken Roe
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A land surveyor is currently located at this address. Function could be set to office space.
This theater is shown on the 1910 map. The building was constructed sometime before 1885 (likely not too long before, judging from the style). It was originally the masonic temple. The 1901 map shows the theater location as a grocery.
As originally built, the main three story structure had a smaller two story annex on the rear, connected by a short extension on the north side. The 1910 map shows that the gap has been filled in, although the theater is still separated from the rear section by a wall.
By the 1924 map, the annex has been demolished and replaced by a long one-story auditorium that extends all the way to the alley, and, while wider than the northern storefront, is not quite as wide as the front section, leaving a narrow alley along the south wall.
The setup remains the same on the 1950 map, but the rear half of the auditorium has been demolished.
The Lyric Theatre is listed at this address in the 1914-1915 American Motion Picture Directory.