The Original Entrance Was Where The Big Black Sign Is In This Picture. The Corner Was All Boarded. It Was Once An Old Bar…With The Dark Old Bar & Bar Room Accessable From The “Cinema”.I Loved Going There In The 80’s! “FREE JOCK STRAPS TO ALL THOSE WHO CHECK THEIR CLOTHES”! Had A Draw FULL!!
I Have SO Many Articles & Pictures On The Adonis Theater. I Need To Buy A New Printer So I Can Post Them Here For Anyone Interested To See. This Is A “PREVIEW” Or “COMING ATTRACTIONS” …Not Very Good But The “SHOW” Will Be Clear.
I Started Going To The Adonis Theater In The 80s. That’s Where I Fell In Love With The Old Run Down Movie Theater Look. Had Many Good Times There. After The Place Closed It Was The “Cameo Theater” Down The Street That Became The New “Adonis”. Didn’t Last Long. In The Fall Of The Early 90s I Saw A Box Office For Sale On The Lower East Side. Turns Out It Was From The Adonis! Then The Girl Took Me Into A Warehouse To Show Me A “Bar” That Came Out Of A Movie Theater. I Loved It , But Didn’t Realize Right Away The That Was The “Juice Bar” In The Movie “A Night At The Adonis”. I Remember This HUGE Chandelier In The “Oval” At The Adonis & It Was For Sale Along With Sconces & Signs Etc…The Chandelier In The “Oval” Really Wasn’t That Big, It Just Looked That Way Because Of All The Material Protruding From It. In December 1994 This Guy I Knew From My Past Was Part Owner Of That Entire Block. The Adonis Was Now A Closed “Flea Market”. He Let Me In Thru The Gypsy Fortune Teller’s Shop. I Had A Uhaul & Was Able To Take Anything I Wanted! I Did, But The Best Was All The Pictures I Managed To Take With A Flashlight & Camera. Boy Was Scary Looking! I Have 36 Pictures Taken Inside Right Before Demolition. There Was A Piece Of The Material Hanging From The Oval (From The Chandelier). I Got A Shot, Then Lassoed It, Got Another Shot Then Pulled It Down. For Me It Was Like A Kid In A Candy Store! I Also Risked My Life In An Elevator Shaft To Rescue One Of Those Mortica Addams Chairs, That Was Dangling On A Beam Around The Level I Was On. I’ll Have To Post Some Of Those Pictures! Stay Turned…
The Original Entrance Was Where The Big Black Sign Is In This Picture. The Corner Was All Boarded. It Was Once An Old Bar…With The Dark Old Bar & Bar Room Accessable From The “Cinema”.I Loved Going There In The 80’s! “FREE JOCK STRAPS TO ALL THOSE WHO CHECK THEIR CLOTHES”! Had A Draw FULL!!
A Night At The Adonis
I Have SO Many Articles & Pictures On The Adonis Theater. I Need To Buy A New Printer So I Can Post Them Here For Anyone Interested To See. This Is A “PREVIEW” Or “COMING ATTRACTIONS” …Not Very Good But The “SHOW” Will Be Clear.
I Started Going To The Adonis Theater In The 80s. That’s Where I Fell In Love With The Old Run Down Movie Theater Look. Had Many Good Times There. After The Place Closed It Was The “Cameo Theater” Down The Street That Became The New “Adonis”. Didn’t Last Long. In The Fall Of The Early 90s I Saw A Box Office For Sale On The Lower East Side. Turns Out It Was From The Adonis! Then The Girl Took Me Into A Warehouse To Show Me A “Bar” That Came Out Of A Movie Theater. I Loved It , But Didn’t Realize Right Away The That Was The “Juice Bar” In The Movie “A Night At The Adonis”. I Remember This HUGE Chandelier In The “Oval” At The Adonis & It Was For Sale Along With Sconces & Signs Etc…The Chandelier In The “Oval” Really Wasn’t That Big, It Just Looked That Way Because Of All The Material Protruding From It. In December 1994 This Guy I Knew From My Past Was Part Owner Of That Entire Block. The Adonis Was Now A Closed “Flea Market”. He Let Me In Thru The Gypsy Fortune Teller’s Shop. I Had A Uhaul & Was Able To Take Anything I Wanted! I Did, But The Best Was All The Pictures I Managed To Take With A Flashlight & Camera. Boy Was Scary Looking! I Have 36 Pictures Taken Inside Right Before Demolition. There Was A Piece Of The Material Hanging From The Oval (From The Chandelier). I Got A Shot, Then Lassoed It, Got Another Shot Then Pulled It Down. For Me It Was Like A Kid In A Candy Store! I Also Risked My Life In An Elevator Shaft To Rescue One Of Those Mortica Addams Chairs, That Was Dangling On A Beam Around The Level I Was On. I’ll Have To Post Some Of Those Pictures! Stay Turned…