To settle an argument, Were there any strip clubs or nude dancing in State College in the 1960-1964 time period?
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One night in ‘ 68 there was a “dancer” at Rita’s. There was also a line outside. The police raided the place. When asked why they raided Rita’s, the police said that there was a line outside of Rita’s.
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Not germane, but up to the early seventies Levittown had a drive-in theater near the site of the old Langhorne Speedway, maybe a mile from my home. When I was in high school, they started showing porn films like, as an example, Behind the Green Door, and it was no problem at all to see the big screen from the surrounding streets. Many’s the time I’d sneak out at night for some fresh air.
In the 70s, the My O My was a regular ol' bar in the front and a gay bar in the back. My RA did not hide that he frequented the back bar. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
While driving somewhere near there - it was on business US-1 - my parents and I once did get an unexpected view of cheeks!
Yes, the My-O-MY had a strip club and one stripper became rather well-known. Naturally, Jack Sapia would not let an opportunity to make money pass him by.
The "MY" had dancers in the later 60s, not sure about 64. You're right- they were in the back bar off the alley. But nude? Not really- G-strings and pasties.
One time on St Patty's day a couple of chicks showed me their stuff at the Darkhorse. Good times.
There was a drive in on the Blvd in NE Philly that used to show porn.
I miss the drive ins. I think they should make a comeback. I have some changes that would help their business model.
The problem with drive ins is they needed so much land. Instead of building a theater on 20+ acres of dedicated land they should multi task and share a parking lot with an existing 9-5 business. It could be an office park, wharehouse, ect that is closed at night. It could even be a section of parking lot at a mall. Many of the malls are now dead. All they need is a screen which would be on an exterior wall of the building. If the drive in was at a mall their is also an existing food court and bathrooms. If the theater was at a office park they would need a small concession stand with bathrooms.
Original, fresh, out-of-the-box thinking. People have made a lot of money with worse ideas than that.
College Ave entrance was a gay bar. The Calder Alley entrance featured dancers. One dancer was a TS - I saw some guys from the front get chased out of the back bar. This was late 60s, early 70s.
Becky’s Drive-in did the same in the Lehigh Valley. Men of a certain age around here still smile when one mentions the place. Today Becky’s is still around and in good shape. They play up the 50’s nostalgia vibe and offer a lot of the kids/summer action movies and seem to be doing well.
Can anyone explain why the porn at a drive in seemed to be a thing for a few years. I assume most were just trying to survive by the 70’s and were willing to do anything to stay in business. Also I imagine there was a lot of fooling around taking place in cars during those movies!
Anyone ever visit Lou Turks in Essingston in the early 1970’s. That was just insane.
When I was in HS a few of us went to Strinestown drive in. 1 guy drove and 2 or 3 of us in the trunk (It was a late 70s sedan with a huge trunk). It was very intimidating at 16 years old to look up at the screen and see a 40 foot long wang and a vagina big enough to garage our car.
Yes, it must have been lots of fun watching porn films with a bunch of guys packed together like sardines.
This links back to the rush chairman's recent post on another thread: "help me find my car keys and I'll drive us both out of here."
Strip clubs? No. Nude dancing? Yes.
And thank God social media didn't exist back in the day.
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Hit Rita's one time. The dancer was a skinny girl, flat as hell, and I'm not even sure she took her top off. Never went back.
And you didn't learn after going to the bar?I stand corrected on which entrance was used for what. (My) Oh my!
I was there from 70-74 and my recollection was the same as Bob's. Straight in front, gay in back.
I guess you had to create your own soundtrack with that sort of a viewing option.
You have it crossed up - the titty bar used the front entrance, and the gays used the rear. Not hard to remember...
If you notice, I said the College Ave and the Alley enterances. Really easy to keep it straight then.
I stand corrected on which entrance was used for what. (My) Oh my!
Bob, You are a master of the double entendre. I salute you!
Strinestown was the mecca for HS and college guys from Mechanicsburg where I grew up. It was about 45 minutes away, and close enough to the Maryland border for PA guys to go get a case of beer... legal age 18 in Maryland, 21 in PA. Get the beer, drive back up to Strinestown Drive In. Always with a couple guys in the trunk of the car to save the $1 or so per entry cost. I don't recall that my group did, but there were always people in cars and pickups who brought a bunch of lawn chairs and would set up a mini-tailgate party. Didn't bother with the speakers. Whatever dialogue was lost in translation anyway.
Seems as though everyone who patronized the Strinestown had beer, except for maybe the one or two cars that had a couple who had better things to do than drink beer and watch the action on the screen. Lucky bastards.
Agree with Glen. I was there '69-'70.
Rita's had amateur nights. They ran an ad for dancers in the local newspaper. My buddy's wife was a dancer a couple of times there. Not a pretty sight.
Wasn't there a game when a My-Oh-My dancer took to the field? I'm thinking it was in the mid-'70s and at half time.
Rita's had amateur nights. They ran an ad for dancers in the local newspaper. My buddy's wife was a dancer a couple of times there. Not a pretty sight.
Wasn't there a game when a My-Oh-My dancer took to the field? I'm thinking it was in the mid-'70s and at half time.
I’ve mentioned here here before. Anyone else remember $5 Sandy from east halls summer of 1976?? Wasn’t a stripper but had a great body. Knew what to do to make money.
On the subject of strip clubs, they don’t seem to be a destination for guys night out or bachelor parties anymore. Always figured it was a guarantee to hit one as part of a bachelor’s final night of freedom but from experience and sharing stories more than most are opting for different activities. Locally several clubs have shut down in the last 10-15 years and those that are left are really sketchy in terms of location and clientele.
Any thoughts from the crowd on the decline of strip clubs in the new millennium? PC culture? Internet pron? Fear of patronizing clubs and being posted on social media?
Any thoughts from the crowd on the decline of strip clubs in the new millennium? PC culture? Internet pron? Fear of patronizing clubs and being posted on social media?
