Bob Jacobs, Sam Meyers' nephew, worked with Stan Pratt in the early 1950s while he was going to college. He lived at 946 Spanish Court. In 1956 he met his future wife, Joan, at the Teatro and in 1957 they were married. They first lived at 946 Spanish Court and then in the apartment complex on the corner of 10th Street and Spanish Court. Besides the Teatro del Lago, Sam Meyers also owned the Wilmette Theater and the Glencoe Theater. The Teatro was a self-contained building, having its own electrical power and air-conditioning that was cooled by water from a deep well under the theater.
Submitted by Joan Jacobs
Bob Jacobs, Sam Meyers' nephew, worked with Stan Pratt in the early 1950s while he was going to college. He lived at 946 Spanish Court. In 1956 he met his future wife, Joan, at the Teatro and in 1957 they were married. They first lived at 946 Spanish Court and then in the apartment complex on the corner of 10th Street and Spanish Court. Besides the Teatro del Lago, Sam Meyers also owned the Wilmette Theater and the Glencoe Theater. The Teatro was a self-contained building, having its own electrical power and air-conditioning that was cooled by water from a deep well under the theater.
Submitted by Joan Jacobs