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Jpirages commented about Malco Roxy Cinema on Jun 28, 2017 at 12:23 pm

@Rivest266 Do you have the original grand opening ads of some of the theaters you’ve posted in the past?

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Jpirages commented about Grand opening ad on Feb 22, 2016 at 11:33 pm

My great grandpa Tony Domino (bottom left) and great great uncle Ted Ingrassia (top left) built and opened the Capitol Theatre on Saturday, February 4, 1928. My grandma Maryjo Domino Pritz just turned 88 this year and reminisces on her time living above the theatre as a little girl with her parents (Tony & Lucy Domino – my great grandparents) and going out on the marquee looking up at the stars. Sadly the Great Depression hit and they lost the theatre. The first Italian grocery store in Rockford, Il was next store to the theatre, Ingrassia grocery store which my great great grandpa Salvatore Ingrassia owned and the tile is still present to this day. The only item my grandma was able to take from the theatre was her doll house doll and a suramic deer. Do you happen to have the original ad of this? We’d love to make a copy to keep in my family.

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Jpirages commented about Capitol Theater on Feb 22, 2016 at 11:31 pm

My great grandpa Tony Domino and great great uncle Ted Ingrassia built and opened the Capitol Theatre on Saturday, February 4, 1928. My grandma Maryjo Domino Pritz just turned 88 this year and reminisces on her time living above the theatre as a little girl with her parents and going out on the marquee looking up at the stars. Sadly the Great Depression hit and they lost the theatre. The first Italian grocery store in Rockford, Il was next store to the theatre, Ingrassia grocery store which my great great grandpa Salvatore Ingrassia owned and the tile is still present to this day. The only item my grandma was able to take from the theatre was her doll house doll and a suramic deer.

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Jpirages commented about 1928 photo from the grand opening ad on Feb 22, 2016 at 10:33 pm

My great grandpa Tony Domino and great great uncle Ted Ingrassia built and opened the theater on Saturday, February 4, 1928. My grandma Maryjo Domino Pritz just turned 88 this year and reminisces on her time living above the theater as a little girl with her parents (Tony & Lucy Domino – my great grandparents) and going out on the marquee looking up at the stars. Sadly the Great Depression hit and they lost the theater. The first Italian grocery store in Rockford, Il was next store to the theater, Ingrassia grocery store which my great great grandpa Salvatore Ingrassia owned and the tile is still present to this day. The only item my grandma was able to take with was her doll house doll and a suramic deer. Do you happen to have the original ad of this? We’d love to make a copy to keep in my family which still resides in Rockford, IL.

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Jpirages commented about 1928 photo from the grand opening ad on Feb 22, 2016 at 10:28 pm

My great grandpa Tony Domino and great great uncle Ted Ingrassia built and opened the theater on Saturday, February 4, 1928. My grandma Maryjo Domino Pritz just turned 88 this year and reminisces on her time living above the theater as a little girl with her parents and going out on the marquee looking up at the stars. Sadly the Great Depression hit and they lost the theater. The first Italian grocery store in Rockford, Il was next store to the theater, Ingrassia grocery store which my great great grandpa Salvatore Ingrassia owned and the tile is still present to this day. The only item my grandma was able to take with was her doll house doll and a suramic deer. Do you happen to have the original photo of this? We’d love to make a copy to keep in my family.