The Lowes Rochester Theater showed its last film on October 4, 1964. It was a Jerry Lewis flick. The 40th anniversary of this event will be featured on WROC TV’s “News 8 Then” segment on Monday October 4th 6pm News. There will be film footage of the theater’s exterior and interior. For those of you not living in Rochester, you will be able to see the segment via streaming video on the station’s web site. www.wroctv.com …click on “features”, click on “News 8 Then” should be available on the web by Tuesday the 5th
You can see fascinating shots of this grand old gal being demolished at at the following websites;
www.wroctv.com/features/story.asp?id=222&f=News_8_Then
www.wroctv.com/features/story.asp?id=219&f=News_8_Then
You can see both interiors and exteriors of the Loews Rochester by going to the following address
www.wroctv.com/features/story.asp?id=170&f=News_8_Then
When you get to the destination you just have to click the video icon with the approproate speed for your computer set up.
Hope that helps!
The Lowes Rochester Theater showed its last film on October 4, 1964. It was a Jerry Lewis flick. The 40th anniversary of this event will be featured on WROC TV’s “News 8 Then” segment on Monday October 4th 6pm News. There will be film footage of the theater’s exterior and interior. For those of you not living in Rochester, you will be able to see the segment via streaming video on the station’s web site. www.wroctv.com …click on “features”, click on “News 8 Then” should be available on the web by Tuesday the 5th