English: The Gaither Theater, Gaithersburg, Maryland (1959); The Gaither Theater, once named the Lyric Theater, was built by Paul and Hobart Ramsdell on Frederick Avenue, between Diamond and Brookes. It was the only theatre in town for a long time. The building burned down in the mid 1990s and by then, was being used to sell ready-made kitchen cabinets. The photo on the left was taken in 1959. The theater is showing The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959).
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