I lived a few blocks away from the Riviera in the second half of the 1970s, from about age 7-12. I frequented the weekend matinees – various Godzilla flicks, Laserblast, Yog: Monster from Space, at least one Lassie movie, many others lost in the decades – all presented with various preview material including cartoons and serials – I remember a run of the 1941 Captain Marvel serial at one point.
Pretty sure it was a buck – or maybe 99 cents – for a kid to get a matinee ticket.
I was aware of the porn fare being shown the rest of the time, but it didn’t really seem to matter.
I don’t live in Rochester anymore but I still have family there. When I visit I miss seeing it there on Lake Ave – and that it was torn down & replaced with a cookie-cutter drugstore is a bummer.
I lived a few blocks away from the Riviera in the second half of the 1970s, from about age 7-12. I frequented the weekend matinees – various Godzilla flicks, Laserblast, Yog: Monster from Space, at least one Lassie movie, many others lost in the decades – all presented with various preview material including cartoons and serials – I remember a run of the 1941 Captain Marvel serial at one point.
Pretty sure it was a buck – or maybe 99 cents – for a kid to get a matinee ticket.
I was aware of the porn fare being shown the rest of the time, but it didn’t really seem to matter.
I don’t live in Rochester anymore but I still have family there. When I visit I miss seeing it there on Lake Ave – and that it was torn down & replaced with a cookie-cutter drugstore is a bummer.
It’s still a favorite memory.