Lyric Theater

321 N. Spruce Street,
Abilene, KS 67410

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January 2020 photo credit Rebecca Scheller, Abilene Reflector-Chronicle.

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.

Contributed by David Zornig

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DavidZornig
DavidZornig on January 21, 2020 at 5:08 pm

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

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on January 25, 2020 at 1:56 pm

Here is an item about the Lyric from the September 16, 1916 issue of The Moving Picture World:

“Abilene, Kan.—G. A. Kubach, proprietor of the Lyric theater, Abilene, Kan., one of the handsomest theaters In the state of Kansas, has been sick all summer, and is only now growing able to attend to business. But the theater has had one of its most prosperous seasons. The reason is that when Mr. Kubach was taken ill, his wife pitched in, took charge, and has run the house most efficiently. The Lyric seats 500, and 5 and 10 cents are the charges. Features are run every night.”

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