The New History of the Old Three Lakes Theater

If These Woods Could Talk · Mar 13, 2025 · 30m

🌲🌳If these woods could talk, they might whisper among themselves, and then hiss and throw popcorn at you if you’re too loud🍿🌲More than 70 years ago, Three Lakes resort owners decided that a movie theater was needed in the area. The Three Lakes Theater was the result. Designed by notable architect and baseball player Cy Williams, it was funded by the sale of stock to residents.The building has had a number of owners and purposes. However, the community theater had a revival beginning in the mid-aughts. I spoke with Gay Scheffen, one of the people who spearheaded what would become the Three…