thomandlinda, If it’s the same Scott he was Sandy’s brother. Marty was there a lot of years. He was such a nice guy…full of stories. Was Bob L. still there? He was the assnt. manager when I was there.
Vintage Bob, I would like to get a small piece of the facade. I remember passing by once and it was an arts center and the next time I went by it was an empty lot! The block looks so vacant without the theater. Thanks, john.
thomandlinda….I worked at the theater late 70’s till around 81. Some of the ushers and all the candy counter girls went to Kelly HS.
Some ushers went to St. Rita’s. What year(s) did you work there? Maybe we remember some of the same people!
I went up Archer the other day. It has been so long, it’s hard to recognize. Reading these posts helps to put things into perspective though!
I used to live in Brighton Park, and worked at the Brighton while in High School late 70’s, early 80’s. Worked there with my brother and some friends from school. We went to Gerties a lot for sandwiches and sodas. Ted Zaffer (not sure if that’s spelled right) was the owner. Marty O'Brien was the manager at Brighton for many years. He was a great funny guy.
Don’t know when the organ was removed, because I never saw it. Behind the screen was a stage. There were two sound system speakers, one on either side of the screen. We hooked up an 8-track player to the theater speakers and blasted music before we opened and on Saturday morning when we cleaned the place. Was happy to see the interior pictures.
It was a fun place to work for a bunch of teenagers!
Up the street was a dime store called McCrorys (sp) in the 70’s, was it Neisners or something similar before that? They had a soda fountain inside the front door.
thomandlinda, If it’s the same Scott he was Sandy’s brother. Marty was there a lot of years. He was such a nice guy…full of stories. Was Bob L. still there? He was the assnt. manager when I was there.
Vintage Bob, I would like to get a small piece of the facade. I remember passing by once and it was an arts center and the next time I went by it was an empty lot! The block looks so vacant without the theater. Thanks, john.
thomandlinda….I worked at the theater late 70’s till around 81. Some of the ushers and all the candy counter girls went to Kelly HS.
Some ushers went to St. Rita’s. What year(s) did you work there? Maybe we remember some of the same people!
I went up Archer the other day. It has been so long, it’s hard to recognize. Reading these posts helps to put things into perspective though!
I used to live in Brighton Park, and worked at the Brighton while in High School late 70’s, early 80’s. Worked there with my brother and some friends from school. We went to Gerties a lot for sandwiches and sodas. Ted Zaffer (not sure if that’s spelled right) was the owner. Marty O'Brien was the manager at Brighton for many years. He was a great funny guy.
Don’t know when the organ was removed, because I never saw it. Behind the screen was a stage. There were two sound system speakers, one on either side of the screen. We hooked up an 8-track player to the theater speakers and blasted music before we opened and on Saturday morning when we cleaned the place. Was happy to see the interior pictures.
It was a fun place to work for a bunch of teenagers!
Up the street was a dime store called McCrorys (sp) in the 70’s, was it Neisners or something similar before that? They had a soda fountain inside the front door.