Show Follies Center

Show Follies Center, located at 711 7th Avenue, and open 24 hours, beared the closest resemblance to Show World in that it practically mirrored the incomparable ambience and contagious energy of the flagship store. Formerly Adulterama, and situated next to a Spanish-language twin cinema, ‘711’ as it was affectionately referred to by its loyal employees occupied a large two-floor building cloistered on a block rampant with motion pictures, amusements (the gritty Playland arcade right across the street), and other sensual diversions in the tawdry tradition of Times Square. Passersby immediately detect Richie’s epicurean approach to cleanliness as they inhale the fresh scent of a fruity cocktail concoction of disinfectant that permeated from the premises onto the street(!). Upon entrance, the visitor is confronted by a cashier stationed at a desk informing him that (4) tokens for a dollar is requisite to proceed any further; which actually is the currency employed in either the video arcade, the live peeps, or the purchase of any item in the bookstore. Soon the visitor finds himself systematically accosted by a disproportionate distribution of pornographic materials strategically displayed on long orange counters which dominate the center aisle. Continue