ps. I also remember when seeing a movie there the balcony would always be roped off and we ALWAYS got caught sneaking up there, it wasn’t til it became a concert venue that I actually seen the balcony…very old fashion back then and cramped! Glad to hear that they refurbished it…
Seen in the mid 70’s Rennissance, Tubes, Al Steward, The Babies to name but a few. Lived ‘bout 1/2hr. walking distance and also seen several movies there as well. We would take a bus which cost all of .20 cents, n with no parents, to the best stores around, 69th st. First stop was the record store next to the Tower to get our weekly 45’s and a copy of the WFIL top 10…lol…then across the street to the Balcony for the latest fashions and pizza next door to there. The terminal had lots of little shops and the skaking area upstairs called Shavoo was great…there was a store called Tiny Town across the the street from the Tower half way up the hill that had a slide that went to their downstairs area…Gimbels, Penny’s, green stamp place next to the supermarket, which I can’t believe is still there, it was old back then, Judy’s, Learners, Kreskies, there was a Christian Store behind the Balcony where we’d get all our Baptisim, Communion n Confirmation gifts. So many memories, its ashame it looks the way it does now…SAD…
ps. I also remember when seeing a movie there the balcony would always be roped off and we ALWAYS got caught sneaking up there, it wasn’t til it became a concert venue that I actually seen the balcony…very old fashion back then and cramped! Glad to hear that they refurbished it…
Seen in the mid 70’s Rennissance, Tubes, Al Steward, The Babies to name but a few. Lived ‘bout 1/2hr. walking distance and also seen several movies there as well. We would take a bus which cost all of .20 cents, n with no parents, to the best stores around, 69th st. First stop was the record store next to the Tower to get our weekly 45’s and a copy of the WFIL top 10…lol…then across the street to the Balcony for the latest fashions and pizza next door to there. The terminal had lots of little shops and the skaking area upstairs called Shavoo was great…there was a store called Tiny Town across the the street from the Tower half way up the hill that had a slide that went to their downstairs area…Gimbels, Penny’s, green stamp place next to the supermarket, which I can’t believe is still there, it was old back then, Judy’s, Learners, Kreskies, there was a Christian Store behind the Balcony where we’d get all our Baptisim, Communion n Confirmation gifts. So many memories, its ashame it looks the way it does now…SAD…
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