my Italian family home village

  My family on my grandmother's side came from Altavilla Silentina in southern Italy. Here's a link to a picture of the village. I still have a horde of incredibly lively cousins! I cannot wait to go back.

Montalban Theatre

We were honored to have The Montalban Theatre in Hollywood recently source letters with us. We still remember Ricardo. He was the original Most Interesting Man , the "Continental",  and who can forget "fine Corninthian leather". Ricardo Montalban was a great actor but also a arts benefactor and philanthropist. He and his memory lives on at The Montalban Theatre.

My love of movie theatres

As a kid I always went to the movies. We'd go to the Teaneck Theatre in Teaneck, NJ, the Oritani and Fox in Hackensack, NJ, and sometimes to the Palace in Bergenfield, NJ. Little did I know that all those years would lead me to a much loved life in the movies. Or rather: showing the movies. I now own the Colonial Theatre in Belfast Maine, The Temple Theatre in Houlton Maine, I run www.bigscreenbiz.com a web site for movie theatre owners or people who want to own or run a theatre, and I've become a consultant working all over the USA helping people with reopening or running theatres. And it lead to a large pile of old vintage movie theatre marquee letters in my basement turning me into the foremost movie theatres letters dealer in the world. That's where Bay City Cargo came in. I'll be telling you my story as the blog goes on. Welcome aboard.