The Riviera no way resembles the Sheas Buffalo. The architects and designs are totally different. The Riviera is also much smaller. I have photos of the Riviera if you would like to post.
Andy Rossetti
Please note that the photo you show as the College Street Cinema in New Haven is incorrect. It is the front of what was the Loews College Theatre (Hyperion) The College Street Cinema was located in the Roger Sherman Office Building that was to the left of the Loews College in the picture. Access to this theatre was through the commercial building lobby.
The Palace Theatre ( Roger Sherman) was also in this building with its own entrance. I worked as an usher at the Loews College when I was a teen.
This theatre was never know as the Paramount. It was always the Whalley Theatre and was part of a local chain run by Maurice Bailey
The Riviera no way resembles the Sheas Buffalo. The architects and designs are totally different. The Riviera is also much smaller. I have photos of the Riviera if you would like to post.
Andy Rossetti
Please note that the photo you show as the College Street Cinema in New Haven is incorrect. It is the front of what was the Loews College Theatre (Hyperion) The College Street Cinema was located in the Roger Sherman Office Building that was to the left of the Loews College in the picture. Access to this theatre was through the commercial building lobby.
The Palace Theatre ( Roger Sherman) was also in this building with its own entrance. I worked as an usher at the Loews College when I was a teen.