Lyric Theatre

100 N. Pike Street,
Oakland, IL 61943

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Lyric Theatre

The Cumberland Presbyterian Church was constructed sometime before 1893. It was a simple wooden structure, not very large, with a peaked roof and a steeple tower at the front.

By 1909, it was vacant, and it had opened as a movie theatre by 1914. The 1916 map shows it in use as a cinema. It is unclear when it closed, but the church was long ago demolished. The house presently on this corner may date to the 1930’s or 1940’s.

Contributed by Seth Gaines

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Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on June 27, 2023 at 12:56 am

Of the three theaters listed at Oakland in the 1914-1915 American Motion Picture Directory one entry says “OAKLAND — Lyric Theatre, cor. Pike St.” No location were given for the other two houses, the Grand Theatre and the Pastime Theatre.

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