Birmingham Landmarks, Inc

Birmingham Landmarks, Inc. is the 501 (c)(3) organization that owns and operates the historic Alabama Theatre and Lyric Theatre in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. About the Alabama Theatre: Built in 1927 by Paramount Studios, the Alabama Theatre was used primarily as a movie palace for 55 years, with the exception of the annual Miss Alabama pageant and the weekly Mickey Mouse Club. In 1987, the owners of the facility declared bankruptcy and the theatre was purchased by Birmingham Landmarks Inc., a non-profit corporation formed by members of the Alabama Chapter of the American Theatre Organ Society the group that still cares for the theatres Mighty Wurlitzer theatre organ. After a front-to-back restoration in 1998, the Alabama Theatre now seats more than 2,100 guests and hosts more than 200 events each year. About the Lyric Theatre: Built in 1913, the Lyric opened January 14, 1914, as a vaudeville theatre. The Marx Brothers, Mae West, Milton Berle, and Buster Keaton performed there...