Lyceum Opera House

Lyceum Opera House

North Cayuga Street entrance to the former Lyceum Opera House, apparently taken shortly after its conversion to a motion-picture theater in 1924.

Lyceum Interior

Lyceum Interior

Interior photograph of the Lyceum Opera House.

1894 Newspaper Advertisement

1894 Newspaper Advertisement

A Notice from the Ithaca Morning Herald promotes the 1894 convention of the New York State Woman Suffrage Association at Ithaca.

Mary S. Anthony

Mary S. Anthony

Mary S. Anthony, sister of Susan B. Anthony, was honored at the 1894 NYSWSA Convention.

Lyceum Site Today

Lyceum Site Today

This building (viewed from across South Cayuga Street) replaced the Lyceum following its demolition in or shortly before 1934. The Ethiopian restaurant seen at left occupies the exact location of the Lyceum's box office.

Commemorative Signage in Entryway

Commemorative Signage in Entryway

The entrance to the restaurant at 113 South Cayuga displays three commemorative items. This photo shows two of them. The topmost is a plaque from the Treman King and Company hardware store ("Established 1844"). The center plaque shows some organization's three successive locations between 1923 and 1940; it is presumed not to pertain to Treman King, which closed in 1939 and hence would not likely be relocating in 1940.

Commemorative Signage, Continued

Commemorative Signage, Continued

The bottom item is a red sandstone block resembling a cornerstone marking the "Lyceum Block" and dated 1898. The Lyceum Opera House was erected in 1893; 1898 was however the year of co-owner Elias Treman's death. For that reason it is thought that this block is not a true cornerstone, but rather a memorial installed in tribute to the just-deceased Mr. Treman.

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