Downtown in Fairbanks in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska — Northwest (North America)

Lacey Street Theater (1939)

504 Second Avenue

— (the corner of 2nd & Lacey St) —

Lacey Street Theater Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 27, 2012

1. Lacey Street Theater Marker

Inscription. Construction of the Lacey Street Theater began in 1939, and this Art Deco style building opened in 1940. Austin E. “Cap” Lathrop, Fairbanks businessman and financier, was its owner. The Lacey Street Theater, with its distinguished neon sign, ornamental concrete details, and architectural style is a prominent building in downtown Fairbanks. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 14, 1990, the theater is a popular social center in town, showing movies into the 1970s and hosting gala events. Present owners, Richard D. and Hoa T. Brinkley, operate the Lacey Street Theater as an Ice Museum to showcase the Fairbanks winter season.

Erected by Commission on Historic Preservation, Fairbanks North Star Borough.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Art Deco series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1886.

Location. 64° 50.621′ N, 147° 43.042′ W. Marker is in Fairbanks, Alaska, in Fairbanks North Star Borough. It is in Downtown. It is on Second Avenue, on the right when traveling east. This historic marker is located on front wall, on the right side of the main entrance as you face the theater. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 504 Second Avenue, Fairbanks AK 99775, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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Regionally, this marker is in the Alaska Railroad Corridor,

in the Athabascan Region,

and in Interior Alaska.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Pacific Rim,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Russian Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Chena River Flood (within shouting distance of this marker); Original Site of the Fairbanks USO (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Settlement (about 300 feet away); c.1914 Agricultural Display (about 300 feet away); The Model Café / A. E. "Cap" Lathrop (about 300 feet away); Tanana Indians / Exploration (about 300 feet away); Wickersham Cabin (about 300 feet away); Athabascan Circle (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fairbanks.

Also see . . . Lacey Steet Theater in Fairbanks, AK - Cinema Treasures. (Submitted on September 1, 2012, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Lacey Street Theater image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 27, 2012

2. Lacey Street Theater

Looking east on 2nd Avenue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 27, 2012

3. Looking east on 2nd Avenue

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 27, 2012

4. Lacey Street Theater

Credits. This page was last revised on September 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 1, 2012, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,051 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 1, 2012, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.