Word: zaragoza
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...rest of San Antonio's citizens. One who did not ignore them was short (5 ft. 6 in.), good-natured Gaetano Anthony Lucchese, 50, son of a Sicilian immigrant. When Tano Lucchese was 17, his father* sent him to the West Side to manage the old Zaragoza theater. Lucchese liked the movie business; he also liked and understood Mexicans. They liked him too. The adults used the lobby as a meeting place; children were allowed to romp through the aisles during shows...
...Lucchese prospered, he bought the Zaragoza and other theaters, including one with seats wide enough for two. He also acquired a fortune estimated at "between one and two million" dollars and the desire to repay his debt to the Mexicans. Said Tano Lucchese: "The Mexicans are kicked around too much. I want to give them a center they can call their own. The best of everything...