Rio Theatre, Yonge Street, Toronto, 1982
from the series: Toronto Flashback (1980-1986) Flickr album – https://flic.kr/s/aHskBx4rzK
Tag: marquee
Vintage press photo dated from November of ‘53, features the facade of Minneapolis’ famed ‘ALVIN Theatre’.. Originally opened as the ‘Schubert Theatre’ in 1910, it began use as a Burlesque stage in early ’41..
Pressure from conservative religious groups and continuous vice raids forced management to eventually lease the building to Rev. Russell H. Olson, who transformed the building into the ‘Minneapolis Evangelistic Auditorium’.. Religion didn’t fare much better than striptease; and within three years the church moved out, too..
Roseland Ballroom in midtown Manhattan, as seen in 1946.
Photo via Postcards from old New York
Noir By Night 