The Elwood theater was built by my immigrant-grandfather, Simon Levin, and later owned by my father and his brothers.
My brother worked here on Saturdays putting together the movie posters and stands. I remember going as a small child. The 3 things I remember are getting popcorn in a manila envelope because someone else ran the concession stand and the cardboard buckets were costly; our father and uncles had an office there and I remember being taken aback when I saw they kept a loaded gun in a holster attached to the arm of a chair in the office; they had a big red velvet curtain that retracted to reveal the screen.
My grandfather also built the Palace and Pix theaters in Orange, NJ.
The Elwood theater was built by my immigrant-grandfather, Simon Levin, and later owned by my father and his brothers. My brother worked here on Saturdays putting together the movie posters and stands. I remember going as a small child. The 3 things I remember are getting popcorn in a manila envelope because someone else ran the concession stand and the cardboard buckets were costly; our father and uncles had an office there and I remember being taken aback when I saw they kept a loaded gun in a holster attached to the arm of a chair in the office; they had a big red velvet curtain that retracted to reveal the screen. My grandfather also built the Palace and Pix theaters in Orange, NJ.