I just posted some photos of the Colvin on this site and on my Facebook site. I got them from the Buffalo Historical Society. I am still working on obtaining other photos. Like other commentators on this site, I was a child of the 1950s who has many happy memories of this theater. I lived on Marquette Ave. and could walk to the Colvin in a matter of minutes. I remember that the ushers were a tough lot who would not hesitate to throw you out if you misbehaved. Kids would flatten their popcorn boxes and throw them spinning at the screen. If you got caught, you were out.
This is the building that was built on the site of the Colvin Theater. I believe that the is now a second such building adjacent to this one. This is at the NE corner of Kenmore Ave. and Colvin.
I just posted some photos of the Colvin on this site and on my Facebook site. I got them from the Buffalo Historical Society. I am still working on obtaining other photos. Like other commentators on this site, I was a child of the 1950s who has many happy memories of this theater. I lived on Marquette Ave. and could walk to the Colvin in a matter of minutes. I remember that the ushers were a tough lot who would not hesitate to throw you out if you misbehaved. Kids would flatten their popcorn boxes and throw them spinning at the screen. If you got caught, you were out.
I believe that this stairway led to the “Crying Room.”
This is the building that was built on the site of the Colvin Theater. I believe that the is now a second such building adjacent to this one. This is at the NE corner of Kenmore Ave. and Colvin.