Rivoli Theatre
1111 Broadway Street,
Buffalo,
NY
14212
1111 Broadway Street,
Buffalo,
NY
14212
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The Rivoli Theatre opened in 1919 and closed in late 1977. It was demolished in February 1984.
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This article deals with the demolition of this theatre.
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The site above shows a picture of this theatre.
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Here is a different view of the theatre.
Phone number 1960: HUmboldt 3523
http://buffaloah.com/h/movie/k/source/8.html
The above site shows a picture of the Rivoli.
I remember going there once as a 17yr old in the 70s. They were showing a gay-themed film starring Fannie Flagg called, I believe, “Some Of My Best Friends Are”. I remember getting all dressed up on a cold winter weeknight, thinking I was going to meet other cool gay people there. I drove in from the country, to this (in retrospect) iffy neighborhood, and parked my dad’s new car in (I think) an empty parking ramp. There were six bored, neighborhood folks in the theater. Movie was totally untittilating. Drove home unscathed. Said I went to K-Mart (the latest-open place I could think of!).
Here is the Rivoli in 1982.
Another 1982 photo is here.
Went here in the 70’s ONCE during a typically frigid Buffalo night and found that I had to sit as close to one of the side walls as I could to be comfortable. Seems the theater was ‘heated’ by radiators located there which failed miserably to adequately heat that big old barn. However, they kept making so much noise that it was hard to hear the film at times. A truly unforgettable experience that I had successfully forgotten about until now!
Was this the theatre with the Carrier air conditioning rotory compressor in a vault under the alley that you had to get to by going through the basement air conditioning ducts?