Tootle Theater, "Theater Makes Way for Postoffice", News Photo, c. 1938
Entry/Object ID
AM2009.20.27
Scope and Content
Tootle Theater, "Theater Makes Way for Post office", News Photo, c. 1938. Shows workman in ornate box, handing lumber to men on first floor.
Caption: "This is the last glimpse of the old Tootle Theater boxes you may get for they are being torn down as the building undergoes remodeling to handle Uncle Sam's mail. This is a view of the west wall of the theater auditorium. The lower tier of boxes already has been removed. A lot of society folk sat in these boxes in years gone by and they watched the best stage talent in America perform on the Tootle boards. Back in the '70s it ws Milton Tootle's Opera House, the finest west of the Mississippi..
From Tootle Scrapbook 09.20.16