I remember going to New York City when I was a young child. My parents would go shopping and my brother and I would go to a movie. I think we went on 42nd street as their was one theatre after another on the same street. They seemed to never end. We would walk by each theatre and find one that had a movie we wanted to see. One time I remember seeing the Japanese film Mothra. In the middle of the film Mothra was giving birth and my brother said we had to leave to meet our parents. I didn't want to go. The movie was not over! Strange memories.
--- On Sat, 6/20/09, Bruce Hershenson <[email protected]> wrote: From: Bruce Hershenson <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOPO] NEW YORK THEATERS To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, June 20, 2009, 9:21 AM 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! 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. 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.
