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Vaudeville, Vacancy and Restoration: A History of the Hollywood Theatre in Gowanda

By Stephen L. Cocca - October 15, 2011

In the 1920s, a fire ravaged Gowanda and left only a pile of rubble where its grand Opera House once stood. The community was devastated, but a local businessman was waiting in the wings to construct its next great movie playhouse. 

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