Fifty four years ago.
Not sure what drove me to get involved with this, spirit of the times I guess, do something to help the community, and I did. Those places were cold, dirty, didn't pay much at all. Few thought the theatres were worth saving, most thought we were wasting out time. A handful of Clevelanders stepped up when no others did, Starting with Ray Shepardson and Ceil Hartman, Victor Villimas, Ralph Smith, Veralynne Bosco, Ken Plocica, Kevin McAndrew, Pete Weber, Chuck Fleming along with a few others. Other people got the glory later, but we were the people that actually did the work.
