In my youth they would still show some classic movies in the falling down Times Square theaters. I think the admission was like $1.75.
I remember once I went to some classic movie, and a scary guy was hanging by the ticket booth. I gave $2 to the ticket taker, and was handed a quarter back, and the scary guy said, "Give me the quarter". I just kept walking and he said, "Give me the quarter or I'll kill you"! I kept walking, and he said, "I am going to wait right here, and whenever you come out, I will kill you." I went in and watched the movie, and the whole time I kept thinking of that guy. When it was over I went out, and he was nowhere to be seen. If that was the present day, I would give him the quarter! Bruce On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 7:47 AM, Claude Litton <[email protected]> wrote: > *I have seen them all since I was 17 years old. I went to college and > law school in New York City and have spent my working life there. I have > walked the streets of NYC for over 50 years and have always been thrilled > with everything. I have been involved with NYC real estate all these years > and still love it. I went to NYU in Greenwich Village and my friends and I > used to peek in at the old burlesque theaters (before we got kicked out) > and got to the movies in virtually every theater already mentioned in other > emails (so I wont repeat them). I remember all the old decrepit Times > Square theaters before they cleaned up the area. The police used to walk 4 > abreast because the area was so dangerous and I am speaking about daylight > hours, not just at night.* > ** > *I remember going to the theaters on 57th street when one of them was an > art theater and the other was showing xxx films. I remember Deep Throat > and the Devil In Miss Jones playing for many years as a double bill. The > Paris Theater showed art films for many, many years before the real estate > got too valuable and getting old movies on VHS destroyed the market for > these theaters.* > ** > *My office is at 295 Fifth Avenue across from the Empire State Building > and if anyone is in NYC they are welcome to visit. I have over 50 movie > posters framed in my office suite including 6 of my Chan 3 sheets. Joe > Bonelli stopped in last year and we had a great time. Just email me in > advance to make certain I am in because I don't work as many hours as I did > when I was younger. I stopped going to work on Fridays 9 years ago and > leave at 2 pm.* > ** > *Claude Litton* > ** > ** > ** > > In a message dated 6/20/2009 3:06:34 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > I was lucky enough to be in NYC when HORROR OF DRACULA had just opened > at the Marfair Theater so I got to see the hugh Times Square wrap-around > billboard poster above the theater. I also got to see the display of the > fiends (in a hugh fish tank) from FIEND WITHOUT A FACE located right in > front of the theater in Times Square. Anybody else in our group see these > fantastic advertising displays???? Larry Springer > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.80/2187 - Release Date: 06/19/09 > 06:53:00 > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > > ------------------------------ > *A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy > steps!<http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222585064x1201462784/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=JunestepsfooterNO62> > * > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
