Lyric Theatre (I)
129 W. Washington Street,
Osceola,
IA
50213
129 W. Washington Street,
Osceola,
IA
50213
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Previous Names: Majestic Theatre
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This theatre opened in 1910 and appears on the February 1913 Sanborn, in a two story brick fraternal building that was constructed between 1899 and 1907 (likely for the Odd Fellows, given the design on the top). The 1907 map shows a general store here.
It was renamed Lyric Theatre in 1913 and is listed in the American Motion Picture Directory.
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Seth Gaines
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The Odd Fellows building was constructed in 1900. I believe that the Majestic became the first Lyric in 1913, and closed in 1928, when this building became a hatchery. This is based off information in the NRHP listing for downtown. The Lyric then moved one door to the east, into a smaller building. The 1926 listings show the Lyric with 260 seats, so the capacity somehow increased in the new building.
Not demolished, and the correct address is 129. Not sure why some of the information is missing, but this has been an auto parts store for many years.
I cannot find the exact opening date to the original Lyric, but this opened in mid-1908.