The original Lyric Theater was opened in 1914 and built just prior. I was unable to find much more information on the original theater.

On July 6, 1923 a devastating fire broke out, burning the majority of the town (including the original Lyric Theater), and causing an estimated $250,000 in damage (roughly $3.7 million in 2018). Fire Chief I. N. Galliac of Goldfield declared that he believed an enemy of a known bootlegger started the blaze in a building in the rear of the Brown-Parker garage. One of the few building left standing after the blaze was the stone building that was used as a wholesale liquor storage by Enterprise Mercantile Co.


This stone building, pictured below, was built in 1905 by Enterprise Mercantile Co. to store their wholesale liquor. In 1924, after the 1923 fire, this building was remodeled to accommodate 200 seats for the “new” Lyric Theater.
IMG_1316 by Shad Sorenson, on Flickr

The building is now held together with 2x4/4x4 frame work and steel cable.
IMG_1348 by Shad Sorenson, on Flickr

Below we see the remaining ticket booth, where patrons would purchase their tickets before entering the main theater area and taking their seats. We also see the small loft-like area where the projector(s) would have been located.
IMG_1342 by Shad Sorenson, on Flickr
IMG_1351 by Shad Sorenson, on Flickr

This picture is taken of underneath the stage, where the dressing room(s) would have been located.
IMG_1354 by Shad Sorenson, on Flickr

Lastly, this is a pile of the, what I believe to be, original chairs that patrons would sit in to watch the feature films, plays, concerts, etc.
IMG_1355 by Shad Sorenson, on Flickr

I'm not going to lie, this one was relatively hard to find information on. If anybody has any more information, or if I got any information wrong, please feel free to add; I would love to hear it! I appreciate you taking the time to read this, and I hoped you enjoyed.

Excellent write and good pics
In #4 do you know what that was?

Posted by blackhawk Excellent write and good pics In #4 do you know what that was?

By #4, I'm assuming you mean the 4th picture? If so, I'm not entirely sure what they would be used for. I could only assume they were stands that the projectors would sit on to be properly aimed at the movie screen. I'm glad you enjoyed

Posted by Sorenson14 By #4, I'm assuming you mean the 4th picture? If so, I'm not entirely sure what they would be used for. I could only assume they were stands that the projectors would sit on to be properly aimed at the movie screen. I'm glad you enjoyed

Yes. Never saw anything like that before. An interesting site, the ticket booth is like walking back in time.
Good mission and write up

Awesome find. I love Goldfield.