The porno movie theatre on Court Street may have been converted to a multiplex theatre….not sure but I think so. It’s been a while since I’ve been to the old neighborhood.
I went to the Lido when I was a kid….I am 49 and born in ‘56. It had a small lobby and I remeber that at one time you could buy candy from the concession stand that was in the upper right hand side of the theatre next to the movie screen! Later, they had it in the back and they had candy machines too. If I remember correctly, they made hot dogs and sold ice cream. Wow that was a long time ago! I remember the tickets were cheap and it was a “B” moviehouse compared to the Albee, Fox, and the Met on Fulton Street. It was similar in some ways to the Duffield…not a great theatre, but still showed good movies. I do NOT remember it EVER being calle the Rio.
Also, the porno movie was on Court Street on the other side of the street across from Atlantic Avenue next to Queen Pizza. Sure could go for a slice now! But I am pretty sure the theatre is gone, and the pizza place too :(
My mother, who was born in 1925, told me lots of wonderful stories about going to the Happy Hour when she was a girl. I believe it was closed by the time I was born – 1956. It intersected Union Street. It was in an heavily Italian (Gallo) neighborhood which had street carts selling fruits, vegetables, etc. up and down the street like you saw in “The Godfather” on Union Street. When I was a little girl, it was closed by had an open air fruit and vegetable market in front of where the main entrance used to be. There was a tiny candy store name “Izzy’s” that sold Orzata next door to the Happy Hour. Anybody remeber this? I am 49 years old.
The porno movie theatre on Court Street may have been converted to a multiplex theatre….not sure but I think so. It’s been a while since I’ve been to the old neighborhood.
I went to the Lido when I was a kid….I am 49 and born in ‘56. It had a small lobby and I remeber that at one time you could buy candy from the concession stand that was in the upper right hand side of the theatre next to the movie screen! Later, they had it in the back and they had candy machines too. If I remember correctly, they made hot dogs and sold ice cream. Wow that was a long time ago! I remember the tickets were cheap and it was a “B” moviehouse compared to the Albee, Fox, and the Met on Fulton Street. It was similar in some ways to the Duffield…not a great theatre, but still showed good movies. I do NOT remember it EVER being calle the Rio.
Also, the porno movie was on Court Street on the other side of the street across from Atlantic Avenue next to Queen Pizza. Sure could go for a slice now! But I am pretty sure the theatre is gone, and the pizza place too :(
My mother, who was born in 1925, told me lots of wonderful stories about going to the Happy Hour when she was a girl. I believe it was closed by the time I was born – 1956. It intersected Union Street. It was in an heavily Italian (Gallo) neighborhood which had street carts selling fruits, vegetables, etc. up and down the street like you saw in “The Godfather” on Union Street. When I was a little girl, it was closed by had an open air fruit and vegetable market in front of where the main entrance used to be. There was a tiny candy store name “Izzy’s” that sold Orzata next door to the Happy Hour. Anybody remeber this? I am 49 years old.