The Troc is one of my favorite live venues in Phily, although I havent lived in PA for a number of years now. The last time I saw a show there, I spent most of the time hanging out at the 21& over bar upstairs. In the mensroom, along the wall in front of the urinals was the coolest thing I’ve ever seen (and a nod to the former glory days of the Troc). There’s a long wooden row — like a box that runs the length of the wall in front of the urinals. When you’re standing at the urinal doing your business, you’ll notice that there are stars painted along the box. Some stars have tiny peepholes in them. If you look inside the peephole, there are vintage black & white burlesque photos, illumnated by lights wihtin the box. The photos are cheeky, innocent, and in my opinion — a very artistic and creative way to pay homage to the rich history of this amazing edifice. The box/concept is difficult to describe on the web, but honestly, one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen while standing at a urinal, that’s for sure! ;)
I saw the movie Airplane here as a kid. We lived in the 6600 block of Horrocks street and I remember that my friend and I walked here by ourselves, enjoyed the movie and walked back home again without incident — no parents present. I dont think a coupla 8 year olds could do that kind of thing today. Things were so different back then. Anyone remmeber Lenny’s Hot Dog’s that was down the street from this theater? Lenny’s had this crazy red, white & blue circus motif going on and (to my recollection) only served hot dogs & sodas…etc.
In the late 80’s, in HS, I worked at the Budco Twin Cinema in Exton — on the opposite east side of Rt. 100 — near Exton Mall & K-Mart. This was after the drive-in closed, but before they demolished it to build a shopping center. A local (West Chester PA) rock/pop group in the 80’s called The Hooters, who gained national notoriety with a video on MTV, filmed part of one of their videos (And She Danced), on the grounds of the closed Exton Drive-In. My uncles (who ride motorcylces) were actually in the video. Kind of interesting.
The Troc is one of my favorite live venues in Phily, although I havent lived in PA for a number of years now. The last time I saw a show there, I spent most of the time hanging out at the 21& over bar upstairs. In the mensroom, along the wall in front of the urinals was the coolest thing I’ve ever seen (and a nod to the former glory days of the Troc). There’s a long wooden row — like a box that runs the length of the wall in front of the urinals. When you’re standing at the urinal doing your business, you’ll notice that there are stars painted along the box. Some stars have tiny peepholes in them. If you look inside the peephole, there are vintage black & white burlesque photos, illumnated by lights wihtin the box. The photos are cheeky, innocent, and in my opinion — a very artistic and creative way to pay homage to the rich history of this amazing edifice. The box/concept is difficult to describe on the web, but honestly, one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen while standing at a urinal, that’s for sure! ;)
I saw the movie Airplane here as a kid. We lived in the 6600 block of Horrocks street and I remember that my friend and I walked here by ourselves, enjoyed the movie and walked back home again without incident — no parents present. I dont think a coupla 8 year olds could do that kind of thing today. Things were so different back then. Anyone remmeber Lenny’s Hot Dog’s that was down the street from this theater? Lenny’s had this crazy red, white & blue circus motif going on and (to my recollection) only served hot dogs & sodas…etc.
In the late 80’s, in HS, I worked at the Budco Twin Cinema in Exton — on the opposite east side of Rt. 100 — near Exton Mall & K-Mart. This was after the drive-in closed, but before they demolished it to build a shopping center. A local (West Chester PA) rock/pop group in the 80’s called The Hooters, who gained national notoriety with a video on MTV, filmed part of one of their videos (And She Danced), on the grounds of the closed Exton Drive-In. My uncles (who ride motorcylces) were actually in the video. Kind of interesting.