The Zoetic - History
History
The building on the corner of Upper Wentworth was reconstructed from the burnt-out shell of the former Daniel Cotter Hotel. The Cotter hotel was built in 1895 and appears in a variety of references to those early days on the Mountain. According to Jerry Johansen's "Concession Street: In Context" a group of Methodist women, who opposed the sale of alcohol in Cotter's Hotel, started a campaign to raise money to buy it out. The necessary funds were raised and the Methodists bought the building and the Mountain went "dry" - a status it maintained for many years. The first Theatre was opened at 526 Concession in 1920 was operating as the Lyceum Theatre in 1930.