While it was once the crown jewel of the Schine Brothers movie theater empire, the iconic Glove Theatre in Gloversville had become an eyesore for the city by the mid-1990s. In fact, the building was scheduled for demolition in 1995 so that the property it occupied could be turned into a parking lot.
Fulton County resident and teacher Cheryl Curtis saw a gap in early childhood education in her community, so she decided to fill it.