Lyric Theater
321 N. Spruce Street,
Abilene,
KS
67410
321 N. Spruce Street,
Abilene,
KS
67410
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Opened June 1909. Flooded in 1941, reopened and finally closed after a 1951 flood.
Became a body shop by the 1960’s. Became Holt Motors in 1974 when purchased by Vern Holt. Purchased by Mike Holt in 1984, and was sold to Fred Lewis recently who maintains it as Holt Motors LLC today. History courtesy Fred Lewis, who has replicated the original Lyric sign shape for Holt Motors.
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January 2020 Abilene Reflector-Chronicle article with history of the Lyric Theater. Source for the 3 images added to the gallery, 1932, 1951 & 2020.
http://www.abilene-rc.com/news/historic-sign-is-back/article_7017d96c-3223-11ea-a3f2-8396b2c34b95.html#tncms-source=article-nav-next
Here is an item about the Lyric from the September 16, 1916 issue of The Moving Picture World: