New Rivoli Theatre

1111 Broadway,
Buffalo, NY 14212

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Architects: Joseph J. Geigand

Previous Names: Rivoli Theatre

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New Rivoli Theatre

The Rivoli Theatre opened in 1919 and closed in 1950. It reopened in 1971 as the New Rivoli Theatre, screening “King Kong”. It was closed in 1972. It was demolished in February 1984.

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LouB
LouB on March 21, 2008 at 3:36 pm

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The site above shows a picture of this theatre.

LouB
LouB on March 21, 2008 at 3:46 pm

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Here is a different view of the theatre.

railroad
railroad on April 8, 2008 at 10:20 pm

Phone number 1960: HUmboldt 3523

LouB
LouB on August 7, 2008 at 9:50 am

http://buffaloah.com/h/movie/k/source/8.html

The above site shows a picture of the Rivoli.

bflonyguy
bflonyguy on March 6, 2009 at 9:25 am

I remember going there once as a 17yr old in the 70s. They were showing a gay-themed film starring Fannie Flagg called, I believe, “Some Of My Best Friends Are”. I remember getting all dressed up on a cold winter weeknight, thinking I was going to meet other cool gay people there. I drove in from the country, to this (in retrospect) iffy neighborhood, and parked my dad’s new car in (I think) an empty parking ramp. There were six bored, neighborhood folks in the theater. Movie was totally untittilating. Drove home unscathed. Said I went to K-Mart (the latest-open place I could think of!).

alknobloch
alknobloch on June 5, 2009 at 7:28 am

Went here in the 70’s ONCE during a typically frigid Buffalo night and found that I had to sit as close to one of the side walls as I could to be comfortable. Seems the theater was ‘heated’ by radiators located there which failed miserably to adequately heat that big old barn. However, they kept making so much noise that it was hard to hear the film at times. A truly unforgettable experience that I had successfully forgotten about until now!

W Frisk
W Frisk on April 12, 2011 at 1:11 pm

Was this the theatre with the Carrier air conditioning rotory compressor in a vault under the alley that you had to get to by going through the basement air conditioning ducts?

rivest266
rivest266 on May 29, 2022 at 10:43 am

This theatre started to place ads only in the start of 1920 as Grand opening ads are nowhere to be found.

rivest266
rivest266 on September 21, 2022 at 9:55 pm

Listings ended in 1950 and reopened as the Old Rivoli theatre on October 26th, 1971 with “King Kong”

rivest266
rivest266 on September 22, 2022 at 11:16 pm

Listings ended again in 1972.

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