T & D Theatre exterior

The “new policy” was the change from pornographic films to mainstream fare which was always a triple bill of blaxploitation, kung-fu and horror movies for ninety-nine cents. Attendance went up big time, and so did the trouble from the audience. It got so bad they hired a security guard, who on 7/19/1975, shot and killed a unruly customer in the lobby. Shortly after that incident, the theater reverted back to hardcore pornography and remained so until its closure.