Century Theatre
511 Main Street,
Buffalo,
NY
14202
511 Main Street,
Buffalo,
NY
14202
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I went to many concerts there in the mid-70s. The Harvey of Harvey & Corky, who owned the theater then, is Harvey Weinstein, of Miramax fame. Here’s what I remember seeing there:
Jerry Garcia Band
Fleetwood Mac (with Stevie Nicks, just before they became huge)
Lynryd Skynryd/Charlie Daniels Band
Genesis (with Peter Gabriel)
Electric Light Orchestra
The Tubes
The place was quite a dump as I recall, and yes, the balcony did rock, literally. I never heard of it being used as two sepearate theaters.
They used to show films there like Cocaine Fiends, Reefer Madness, Monty Python’s Holy Grail, Woodstock, Journey Through The Past (Neil Young), Yellow Submarine, Wood Allen films, etc. This is what teenagers did before VCRs and cable TV…good times.
I was hoping someone would submit this theatre. I saw the inside of it once after it had closed. The last event to take place at the theatre was a Linda Ronstadt concert or if not the last event it was at least the last time the marquee was changed. I’m guessing this was the late seventies or very early eighties. When Linda’s name was still on the marquee, I managed to get a side exit door open and looked around. Seating capacity, memory tells me, was well over 2000. The theatre had not been cleaned after the Ronstadt concert and the floor was a sea of popcorn boxes and drink cups. While poking around I tried to imagine Linda belting out “Carmelita”. I wish I’d been there.
I hope someone will contribute some more details about the theatre. I, of course, can’t find any of my notes. I do remember, however, that someone told me the theatre was made up of two smaller theatres. Years later, however, someone told me this was not true. Anyone know the real story?