My family managed the Keller from 1962 to 1964. We lived in the apartment upstairs with Vern and Cecelia the cleaning people and another family with kids whose name I forget. Our apartment was on the right over the TV shop. There were small storage closets in the back of the second floor where I and the other kids played, plus a fenced backyard where we kept our dog, Boots. I went to 1st and 2nd grade at Heard Memorial grade school. My teachers were Mrs. Pulling and Mrs. Reid. The principal was Mr. Sherrieb. I have some memories that I can share if you email me at Also possibly some pictures of the apartment but alas not of the theater. Max Summerville
My name is Max Summerville, III. I was five when my family managed the Grand Theater. That would be 1962. I went to kindergarten in Westfield, lived at 52 Clinton Street (the green house) and played in the stock room behind the ticket booth while my mother sold tickets and father ran the show. Bob Doss was also a projectionist. We also managed the Keller Theater in North East, PA for a year or two after we lost the Grand due to bad local economy from a bad frost that killed the grape harvest. I remember those being thin times. I also remember the bowling alley, the furnace room and (being small) crawling back through the ventilation ducts spring and fall to remove and replace the vent covers when the air conditioning was shut on/off. You can email me at
My family managed the Keller from 1962 to 1964. We lived in the apartment upstairs with Vern and Cecelia the cleaning people and another family with kids whose name I forget. Our apartment was on the right over the TV shop. There were small storage closets in the back of the second floor where I and the other kids played, plus a fenced backyard where we kept our dog, Boots. I went to 1st and 2nd grade at Heard Memorial grade school. My teachers were Mrs. Pulling and Mrs. Reid. The principal was Mr. Sherrieb. I have some memories that I can share if you email me at Also possibly some pictures of the apartment but alas not of the theater. Max Summerville
My name is Max Summerville, III. I was five when my family managed the Grand Theater. That would be 1962. I went to kindergarten in Westfield, lived at 52 Clinton Street (the green house) and played in the stock room behind the ticket booth while my mother sold tickets and father ran the show. Bob Doss was also a projectionist. We also managed the Keller Theater in North East, PA for a year or two after we lost the Grand due to bad local economy from a bad frost that killed the grape harvest. I remember those being thin times. I also remember the bowling alley, the furnace room and (being small) crawling back through the ventilation ducts spring and fall to remove and replace the vent covers when the air conditioning was shut on/off. You can email me at