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drewcarolan commented about Academy of Music on Feb 13, 2006 at 10:05 am

The Fillmore East was a theatre with a seating capacity of 3664 according to records researched.

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drewcarolan commented about Academy of Music on Feb 12, 2006 at 1:05 pm

Let’s not forget that Hilly Kristal briefly opened CBGB 2nd Avenue Theater at the old Anderson on E. 4th Street at the end of 1977. Patti Smith, Talking Heads and other bands from the early CB’s days played there.

As you walked in the funky lobby the interior was done up like a subway stop with tiles that said cbgb 2nd Avenue.

The Anderson was a great theater and I’m glad to hear that some remember the Angels sponsored Dead shows as well as Joplin and the Yardbirds shows, for it was folklore legend for kids like me that grew up down there!

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drewcarolan commented about Variety Theatre on Jul 28, 2005 at 8:51 am

Thank God for photographs!

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drewcarolan commented about Academy of Music on Jul 28, 2005 at 8:44 am

I saw that double bill of Planet of the Apes and The Magnificent Men as well as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and several other Beach Boy and Beatle films there.

It was a great place to bring a date and have plenty of room, if you know what I mean.

Rock shows I remember were Traffic, Frank Zappa, Lou Reed, Hot Tuna, Quicksilver, Canned Heat, Grateful Dead, Clash, Patti Smith.

14th Street will never be the same. To see images of the area back in the 70’s go to
http://drewcarolan.com

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drewcarolan commented about Charles Theatre on Jul 28, 2005 at 8:22 am

Boys in the Band played there in ‘69. There was talk of it having folding chairs in some part of the theater. I grew up down there but never went in.

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drewcarolan commented about RKO Jefferson Theatre on Jul 28, 2005 at 8:15 am

The Jefferson was Spanish speaking movie house in the 70’s.
I photographed it in 1976.

Go to http://drewcarolan.com and look under NewYork

There was an after hours type palce in the loft above the marquee in the late 80’s.