My grandfather (George Krupa) was the owner of the Hippodrome, Capitol and Hamilton Theatres in Lancaster, PA. I saw that you have pictures of the demolition era and would love to find out where you obtained them. There is an interesting article in the Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society entitled, “The House of Krupa, a History of the Motion Picture Industry in Lancaster” that describes a lot about the history of his theatres. Since he died when I was very young, this is my only source of information about him and his love of motion pictures. I recently became interested when I found out that the business office of Franklin and Marshall College was once owned by my grandfather and my daughter is now looking at F&M for college. Any info you could provide me would be greatly appreciated!
DennisZ,
My grandfather (George Krupa) was the owner of the Hippodrome, Capitol and Hamilton Theatres in Lancaster, PA. I saw that you have pictures of the demolition era and would love to find out where you obtained them. There is an interesting article in the Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society entitled, “The House of Krupa, a History of the Motion Picture Industry in Lancaster” that describes a lot about the history of his theatres. Since he died when I was very young, this is my only source of information about him and his love of motion pictures. I recently became interested when I found out that the business office of Franklin and Marshall College was once owned by my grandfather and my daughter is now looking at F&M for college. Any info you could provide me would be greatly appreciated!