Venus Theater
728 8th Avenue,
New York,
NY
10036
728 8th Avenue,
New York,
NY
10036
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here is a better higher res scan of the previous posting showing all three theatres
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heres an early 90’s shot that i took of all three theatres
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Here’s a current shot that depicts the buildings that formerly housed the three theaters that comprised Chelly Wilson’s porn monopoly of this block. The Venus was located in the light colored building on the right, which currently houses Daniela Trattoria. Skip a building to the left and you’ll see the former Eros Theater site, now occupied by Playwright Tavern and opposite the small parking lot is the Euro Diner in the building once occupied by the Capri Theater.
Props to Lost Memory, who posted some photos from this site on other pages here (including the Eros) and got me browsing for more. I’m also posting this on the Capri page.
Here’s a shot of the Venus marquee, probably from some time in the early ‘90’s.