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==Tenants==
==Tenants==
* 201-202: [[A. H. Kessler]] chiropractor, neurocalometer and x-ray service (1925)
* Ground floor:
* 313: [[Stacy Arline Roberts]], teacher of expression and public speaking (1925)
** [[Birmingham Beauty Supply]] (1981-1991)
* 400-418: [[Lollar's Cameras|Lollar's Kodak Parlor]] (1910-1926)
** [[Karmelkorn Shop]] (1946)
* 514-516: [[A. J. Hope]] chiropractor (1923)
** [[Lyric Hot Dogs]] (1957-2013)
* 600-602: [[J. C. Glover]] chiropractor (1923)
** [[Birmingham Art Association]] gallery (1998)
* [[Birmingham Art Association]] gallery (1998)
** [[Create Birmingham]] (2013)
* [[Create Birmingham]] (2013)
** [[House of $8.50 Eyeglasses]] (1960s)
* [[House of $8.50 Eyeglasses]] (1960s)
** [[Place Design Studio]]
* [[Karmelkorn Shop]] (1946)
** [[Bardon's Seven & Nine]] (1961)
* [[Lyric Hot Dogs]] (1957-2013)
** [[Foot So Port Shoes]] (1961)
* [[Place Design Studio]]
** [[Health Spot]] shoe store (1956)
* [[The Spectator]] newspaper (1920)
* Rooms
** 201-202: [[A. H. Kessler]] chiropractor, neurocalometer and x-ray service (1925)
** 313: [[Roberts Academy of Speech]] / [[Stacy Arline Roberts]] (1925-1956)
** 400-418: [[Lollar's Cameras|Lollar's Kodak Parlor]] (1910-1926)
** 514-516: [[A. J. Hope]] chiropractor (1923)
** 600-602: [[J. C. Glover]] chiropractor (1923)
** [[Acme Dental Laboratory]] (1967-1971)
** [[Air Way Branches]] (1952)
** [[Alabama Fire Insurance Service]] (1952-1967)
** [[Alabama Labor Council]] (1967)
** [[Alabama News Magazine Inc.]] (1952)
** [[Alabama State Federation of Labor]] (1952-1956)
** [[Dick Albritton]] dentist (1952) / [[Walter Allbritton]] dentist (1956)
** [[Allison Jewelry]] wholesaler (1967)
** [[Amalgamated Transit Union]] (1967-1971)
** [[Auto Insurance Agency]] (1961)
** [[Avalon Beauty Supply]] (1971)
** [[Barnes Realty Co.]] (1961-1971)
** [[Birmingham Dental Laboratory]] (1952-1961)
** [[Orrion Brooks]], optometrist (1952-1967)
** [[Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen]] (1956-1967)
** [[Brown Hill Corp.]] loans (1952-1956)
** [[Communications Workers of America]] (1956-1967)
** [[Company Employers Group]] (1961-1967)
** [[Consolidated Toy Distributors]] (1971-1976)
** [[Cotton States Life Insurance]] (1967-1971)
** [[Edith Davis]], podiatrist (1952-1971)
** [[Dixie Insurance Agency]] (1961)
** [[Ebony Personnel Service]] (1967-1971)
** [[Charles Edwards]] chiropractor (1952-1956)
** [[Empire Loan & Finance Co.]] (1952-1956)
** [[Encyclopedia Americana]] (1952)
** [[Federal Life & Casualty Co.]] (1952-1956)
** [[Ferguson Alterations]] / [[Lorene Ferguson]] (1961-1967)
** [[Galloway Insurance Co.]] (1952)
** [[Greyvan Lines Inc.]] (1952)
** [[Home Reader Service Inc.]] (1961)
** [[International Association of Machinists]] (1961)
** [[Kennesaw Life & Accident Insurance]] (1961)
** [[Kime Carbon Co.]] (1952-1956)
** [[King Optical Company]] (1952-1956)
** [[Mitchell Inc.]] realty (1952)
** [[Mitchell Larimer Agency]] insurance (1961)
** [[Alonzo Lawley]], chiropractor (1952-1971)
** [[Lincoln Income Life Insurance]] (1956-1961)
** [[Lyric Loan Co.]] (1952)
** [[Metropolitan Casualty Insurance Co.]] (1952-1956)
** [[Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co.]] (1952-1956)
** [[National Bankers Life Insurance Co.]] (1952)
** [[Wilbur Newberry]] optometrist (1956)
** [[Oneida Total Integrated Enterprises]] (1952-1967)
** [[Provident Indemnity Life Insurance Co.]] (1952)
** [[Southern Hearing Aid]] (1967)
** [[Southland National Insurance Co.]] (1952-1961)
** [[The Spectator]] newspaper (1920)
** [[Tucker Realty Co.]] (1956)
** [[Union Bankers Insurance Co.]] (1956)
** [[United Cement, Lime & Gypsum Workers International Union District Council No. 5]] (1961-1971)
** [[United Transportation Union]] (1971)
** [[Vines Loan Co.]] (1952-1956)
** [[Joseph Waldner]] chiropractor (1952-1956)
** [[Yester Ceramic Laboratory Inc.]] (1961)


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Revision as of 09:01, 7 August 2019

The Lyric Building in 1930
The Lyric Building under construction in 1912

The Lyric Building is a 6-story office building constructed in 1914. The Lyric Theatre occupied a major portion of the building, and it's lobby takes up the ground-floor corner entrance at 1800 3rd Avenue North on the corner of 18th Street.

The project was financed by real-estate developer Louis V. Clark, who purchased three adjoining lots and hired the Hendon Hetrack Construction Company to erect the concrete-framed structure.

The office building continued to operate after the theatre closed in 1958. It was sold Birmingham Landmarks, saviors of the Alabama Theatre, for $10 in 1993. Early efforts to restore the theater, in tandem with redevelopment of the office building as an arts center, were not realized.

An extensive preservation and renovation of the theatre is currently underway. Some of the ground floor spaces were incorporated into the redesign to accommodate accessible restrooms and reception areas. Notably the longstanding Lyric Hot Dogs restaurant lost its lease in December 2013.

Tenants

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