Photos favorited by 50sSNIPES

  • <p>1930 photo courtesy of Rick Traum.</p>
  • <p>Rivoli NYC The ALAMO 70mm reserved seat roadshow engagement 1960.</p>
  • <p>Great 1943 shot of the Rivoli with “The OxBow Incident”</p>
  • <p>The cutest Rivoli shot ever as Paramount Picture’s Barney Balaban at left analyzes Skouras Theatre’s Rivoli mock-up of “For Whom the Bell Tolls” in 1943 with the president of Skouras, George P. Skouras.</p>
  • <p>1925 photo courtesy of the Quality Retro Oldies 1900s-1970s. Facebook page.</p>
  • <p>A 1921 night marquee shot of the Rivoli playing Thomas Ince’s “The Bronze Bell.”</p>
  • <p>1932 photo courtesy of Doug Simmons.</p>
  • <p>Street view of the Rivoli playing “For Whom the Bell Tolls” in 1943. Also in photos is one from birdseye view and four away from this one, you’ll see the mock-up of this display that was created prior to this installation.</p>
  • <p>Diminutive 50 foot by 100 foot banner by Henry Jackson of New York to promote the current feature, “The Pony Express” at the Rivoli in 1927.</p>
  • <p>Great 1928 shot of the Rivoli where the film “Speedy” broke the house box office record. If you can see the diminutive banner above the Rivoli sign you may be able to make out the star’s name of “Speedy.” If not, it was Harold Lloyd.</p>
  • <p>Lobby of the Rivoli Theatre in 1922.</p>
  • <p>Seventh Avenue signage and billboards (1947)</p>
  • <p>Terrific front for Eddie Cantor’s “Whoopee” in 1930 and boasting Technicolor at the Rivoli Theatre.</p>
  • <p>Two mainstays now gone from the Times Square scene. It’s a shot of the Rivoli Theatre in 1960 with a World Premiere event for “The Alamo” and just in the background is the Howard Johnson’s Restaurant.</p>
  • <p>1953 shot of the Rivoli Theatre in New York with “Little Boy Lost”</p>
  • <p>1954 shot with “Rear Window” playing at the Rivooli.</p>
  • <p>Nice look at the Rivoli attractor and illuminated double-line announcer in 1925 where the latest Koko, the Clown cartoon is on the bill.</p>
  • <p>Nice exterior shot of the Rivoli Theatre in New York City at night with the opening of “Meet John Doe” in 1941.</p>
  • <p>A banner front by the Rivoli Theatre and - thanks to aid from a magnifying glass - just able to make out the feature playing there in 1928 as “King of Kings.”</p>
  • <p>Front at the Rivoli in 1939 for “The Real Glory”</p>
  • <p>1951 marquee topper for “Fixed Bayonets” at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City.</p>
  • <p>Theater marqee Moonraker 007</p>
  • <p>Marquee on premiere night (August 24th, 1937)</p>
  • <p>Circa 1979</p>
  • <p>Classic Rivoli Theatre front for “Junior Miss” circa 1945 in New York City</p>
  • <p>Actor Bert Lahr is on hand for the premiere of “They Shall Have Music” in 1939 at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City</p>