The Lyric Theatre transitioned from traditional theatre entertainment to moving pictures when it was purchased by J. One of those was the Lyric Theatre, located in the Lindelle Building at 10 North Washington. By 1920 Spokanites had fourteen moving picture theaters to choose from. Even small towns had their theaters (often grandiloquently named opera houses) and national and regional touring acts went from one town to the next.īy the 1920s theaters for live performances were being converted into converted for motion pictures. Theaters in these decades featured live entertainment including plays and vaudeville. Theaters were staples of entertainment for Americans from the mid-1800s to the beginning of the 20th century. ////This is stop number 4 on the Historic Overtown Legacy Trek! Download the map here, or click here to see the next stop: The Ninth Street Pedestrian Mall.A midnight dynamite explosion shook the movie theater, sending slabs of marble, boards and debris flying into the street. Contact The Black Archives at (786) 708-4610 for rates and availability for tours and events. The Black Archives hosts a variety of cultural and art experiences at the Lyric, including neighborhood tours and the monthly Lyric Live local talent showcase. It is now the oldest legitimate theater in Miami. National Register of Historic Places in 1989. The Black Archives acquired the Lyric Theater in 1988, and renamed it the Black Archives His toric Lyric Theater Cultural Arts Complex.
Dubois, Marian Anderson, Langston Hughes, Paul Robeson, and Whitney Houston. In the 1930s and 1940s, the theater was the major component of NW 2nd Avenue’s “Little Broadway” entertainment district and contributed to Overtown’s reputation as the “Harlem of the South.” The stage has welcomed a star-studded list of cultural icons including W.E.B. Founded and constructed by Georgia native, Geder Walker in 1913, the Lyric was a popular spot for concerts, movies, vaudeville, dramas, political meetings, boxing, rallies, beauty pageants, and school plays.
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