The De Luxe was built by my father and my uncle just before WW 2 began. Robert and Mitchell Lewis. It opened in 1941. Soon after opening my dad was drafted. My Uncle Mitchell managed the theater and my mom, Anne (Schultz) Lewis , ran the concession stand till the war was over. The 5th ward had a varied community of peoples. My mom lived on Schwartz and later on Gentry streets… later moving to Riverside ( 3rd ward). The Lewis', too, moved to Riverside. The Lewis family ran and owned The Park, The Jensen, The De Luxe and Pastime Theater (& one other theater that I cant recall)
The De Luxe was built by my father and my uncle just before WW 2 began. Robert and Mitchell Lewis. It opened in 1941. Soon after opening my dad was drafted. My Uncle Mitchell managed the theater and my mom, Anne (Schultz) Lewis , ran the concession stand till the war was over. The 5th ward had a varied community of peoples. My mom lived on Schwartz and later on Gentry streets… later moving to Riverside ( 3rd ward). The Lewis', too, moved to Riverside. The Lewis family ran and owned The Park, The Jensen, The De Luxe and Pastime Theater (& one other theater that I cant recall)