Comments from kencmcintyre

Here are some early photos as well as a view of the Rialto at the time of the conversion to the Capri in 1960:
http://tinyurl.com/epv8d
http://tinyurl.com/gbx9n
http://tinyurl.com/zhvg9
http://tinyurl.com/l6g4c

Here is a better view of the Belmar, taken in 1963:
http://tinyurl.com/gnj6r

Here is a 1950 photo of the Belmar:
http://tinyurl.com/pygb6

Here is a 1937 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/mrpls

Here is a 1927 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/qu8ut

So much for that. Take my word that there is a picture of this theater on the Library of Congress website.

I like the theater. You can have the snow, though:
http://tinyurl.com/kab8a

This photo is somewhat indistinct, but the caption places the theater on the left on West Farmington in Hartford. The date is 1933. The films on the marquee are “Beloved” and “Convention City”:
http://tinyurl.com/zsj9h

Here is a photo, circa 1924:
http://tinyurl.com/mcrp5

There are some interesting interior photos from the 1920s on this page:
http://tinyurl.com/pgldg

The Beach was in the middle of the block, on the east side of the street between South Carolina and New York Avenues. I went to my first adult film there in the late 70s. I was fifteen or so and tried to look older to get past the usher, who couldn’t have cared less. The admission was $5, which was a lot for those days.

Here is the page since the link I posted yesterday is not working now:
http://tinyurl.com/rk4rd