My Great Grandparents built this Lyceum building and opened the first cinema. My Great Aunt and my Grandmother played the piano for the silent movies. The original owners were Michael and Mary Ceclia Belluscio. They lost it in the depression but not before a fire (supposedly my uncle and friends having a poker party after hours too close to film storage and too many cigars). My Uncle Paul acquired it again and sold it back to his father for a small amount. There were multiple shops below – bakery, toy store, etc. over the years and my mother was an infant in one of the apartments for a while. I would LOVE to find an old ad for a movie and I’m happy to give you the pictures I have but they are not of the working theater. Jen
My Great Grandparents built this Lyceum building and opened the first cinema. My Great Aunt and my Grandmother played the piano for the silent movies. The original owners were Michael and Mary Ceclia Belluscio. They lost it in the depression but not before a fire (supposedly my uncle and friends having a poker party after hours too close to film storage and too many cigars). My Uncle Paul acquired it again and sold it back to his father for a small amount. There were multiple shops below – bakery, toy store, etc. over the years and my mother was an infant in one of the apartments for a while. I would LOVE to find an old ad for a movie and I’m happy to give you the pictures I have but they are not of the working theater. Jen