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Tally's Electric Theater
Tally's Electric Theater, also known as Lyric Theatre and Glockner's Automatic Theatre, was a movie theater located at 262 South Main Street in downtown Los Angeles. Opened in 1902, it was likely the world's first permanent theater specifically designed for the exhibition of movies.
Why it's on the map
According to the memory of a local businessman, the theater was demolished before the advent of talking pictures, however the building housing the theater was not demolished until at least 1998.
Opened in 1902, it was likely the world's first permanent theater specifically designed for the exhibition of movies.
Thomas L. Tally opened Tally's Electric Theater opened on April 17, 1902, making it likely the world's first permanent theater specifically designed for movies.
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