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Bhamwiki commented about Movies 4 on Jun 9, 2016 at 11:45 am

This was not on the site of the 78 Drive-In. The parking lot and pad remaining after demolition can be seen on Google Maps “Earth” view here: https://goo.gl/maps/DZveUicvGoz and the cinema building is still visible in “Street View”.

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Bhamwiki commented about Cinema Blue Theatre on Dec 8, 2014 at 7:07 pm

Vince Amaro, owner of the aforementioned Estate Liquidators LLC, has purchased the building and given the cinema operator 60 days to vacate. He proposed to restore the auditorium as a community performing arts center.

http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/2014/12/08/east-lake-adult-theatre-cinema-blue-purchased-will.html

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Bhamwiki commented about Lyric Theater, Birmingham, AL, asbestos curtain on Jun 18, 2011 at 9:41 am

PS: Mural entitled “The Allegory of the Muses” by artist Harry Hawkins

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Bhamwiki commented about Homewood Theatre on Dec 31, 2010 at 1:50 pm

The Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections has a c. 1928 photo of the original Homewood Theatre facade (with ads for the 1928 Lon Chaney police caper “While the City Sleeps”): http://bplonline.cdmhost.com/u?/p4017coll6,1643

And fabulous Birmingham nostalgia site “Birmingham Rewound” has a copy of a brief January 1941 Birmingham News article about the renovations (with the architect’s facade rendering): View link.jpg)

I’m digesting these sources into a Bhamwiki article: http://www.bhamwiki.com/w/Homewood_Theatre

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Bhamwiki commented about Lyric Theater on Jul 1, 2009 at 1:41 pm

I’ve got a small article up on Bhamwiki about this theater: http://www.bhamwiki.com/w/Lyric_Theatre

There are several views of the interior on Flickr as well. View link

The current estimate is that a full restoration will cost around $20 million. The major fund-raising push hasn’t quite yet been launched, but time isn’t the Lyric’s friend. Individual donors will help generate support for bigger sponsorships, grants and other funding, so don’t be shy about helping out – View link