A Historic Marker for Tyler’s Mayfair Building
Posted/updated on: June 1, 2017 at 12:00 pm
TYLER – Tyler’s Mayfair Building got a historical marker during a Wednesday afternoon ceremony. The art deco structure was built in the 1920s. It was originally an opera house. Big bands performed there during the 30s. Over the years the Mayfair Building hosted boxing and wrestling, USO shows during World War II, gospel concerts and a large list of well known entertainers, including Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Big Bopper, Fats Domino, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams and Dolly Parton. The ceremony kicked off the Friends of the Mayfair fundraising effort to restore the building.
