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Saturday, January 14, 2023

Koch Building ~

Waymarking

Butler architect F.J. Porter, who designed the home of George Troutman
(now City Hall) and the First Methodist Episcopal Church, also designed 
this 1910 neo-classical revival building.

Saturday, May 15, 2021

Capitol Theater ~

Spent our Saturday afternoons here. 10 cents. We loved it.
[Now the Brick House restaurant]

At the turn of the last century, the two properties that The Brick House now occupies, housed vaudeville theaters. The Lyric Theater occupied the space where the main bar and dining areas are today. The Capitol Theater is above the game room / banquet room. In the 1940's the Capitol was converted into one of Butler's five movie houses. Legend has it that Houdini performed and Herbert Hoover campaigned there sometime along it's storied history. Movie house records, found in the rafters, indicate that hundreds came to see movies on a nightly basis.

The Capitol Theater is still intact today on the second floor. In the early 1970's the Capitol side of the building was purchased and renovated into a restaurant by The Eat 'n Park Corp. where it remained until it's late 70's move to New Castle Road. Their renovation carefully protected the key elements of the Capitol Theater thus preserving this Historic site.
from: brickhousebutler.com 

Sunday, January 12, 2020

Wednesday, August 07, 2019

The Berg House ~

Photo: Joe Randig
The Berg House located on North Main Street on the right hand side
going up the hill. Joe wonders if anyone remembers or has any information on the Berg house.

Wednesday, March 08, 2017

Cummings Candy & Coffee ~


Barry Cummings, owner of Cummings Candy & Coffee, said the coffee shop has been in the family since 1905.
Photo: Post Gazette