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Combat Zone

Description: Astor Theatre marquee says Union Station (disco and game room). Wide shot of Combat Zone, Tremont and Washington Streets. Seedy facades with flashing lights. Pilgrim Theater marquee "first run adult films all night." Paramount Theater. Naked i "all nude strip tease." Pornography.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/07/1979

Combat Zone

Description: Environmentals. Shot of the Channel 2 news van. Exterior of Daniel F. O'Brien Funeral Home. Exterior of Smiles, The Teeth Cleaning Professionals. Exterior of Paradise Cafe. Exterior of the Scene XXX Adult Movies. LaGrange Street sign. Exterior of Milner Hotel. Sack 57 Cinema marquee, showing Star Trek IV and Crocodile Dundee. Exterior of Pussycat Cinema. Neon signs. Combat zone environs. Day and night shots.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/26/1985

Combat Zone

Description: Combat Zone environs. Marquees and store signs: “adult movies,” “uncensored books,” “nude review,” “XXX.” Publix Theater, Pussycat Cinema, Naked i, Two O'Clock Lounge. New England Medical Center adjacent. Display of pornographic materials and erotic books. District police headquarters sign and police station on Washington Street.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/15/1977

Combat Zone

Description: Tape dropout in beginning. Combat Zone environs. Thriving pornography district. XXX rated movies, peep shows, Naked i, Pussy Cat Cinema, adult book store, State and Pilgrim Theaters, Intermission Lounge. Garish marquees with flashing lights. MBTA and Boston police cars.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/15/1976

Combat Zone

Description: According to the Original WCVB Rundown this story was shot in the 2 O'Clock Lounge on the last night they were open. The club was shut down "due to it's [racy] type of entertainment." Dark footage of a women dancing on a stage with music playing in the background. Interview with one of the strippers. Shot of a birthday cake. Sound. This is 1 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/31/1978

Combat Zone

Description: No audio at beginning of video. Marquees and signs for: Publix, The Book Mart, Adult Books, First Amendment Ltd., The Scene XXX Adult Movies, 200 Book Club, Book Store, Books Peeps, Fantasy Book Shop, La Connoisseur, 14th Amendment. Some with boarded up shop fronts.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/26/1982

Combat Zone

Description: According to the Original WCVB Rundown this story was shot at the 2 O'Clock Lounge on the last night they were open. The club was shut down "due to it's [racy] type of entertainment." Exterior night footage of the 2 O'Clock Lounge. Shot of a woman dancing on stage. Exterior day footage of The Living Room, followed by a close up on a piece of paper taped to the door that reads, "Sale Postponed." Mix of sound and silent. This is 2 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 06/01/1978

Combat zone buildings

Description: 'Ann Corio' on Charles Playhouse marquee. Pilgrim, Paramount, State, Savoy, E.M. Loews, Center, Star, Modern, Lyric Stage and Next Move Theater exteriors. Hotel Avery sign. Boylston building. Parking lot. “Adult films, Chinese movies, martial arts,” Combat zone, theater district.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/10/1979

Combat Zone, Chinatown

Description: Chinatown and Combat Zone environs. Pedestrians. Storefront signs for adult entertainment, including Boston Bunnies, Live Nudes, the Pilgrim, Club 66, Naked i, Intermission Lounge, Peep Show, The Scene, Pussycat Cinema. Orange line MBTA station entrance. Corner of Boylston Street and Washington Street. Beach Street between Harrison Avenue and Washington Street. Various street addresses on Washington Street. Storefront signs for business with English and Chinese.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/30/1985

Combat zone architecture

Description: Structural details and signage on combat zone architecture. E.M. Loew's Publix Theater ('vaudeville, burlesque' words on brick side). Marquees of: The Scene: Adult Movies, Center Theater, featuring Chinese martial arts movies. Paramount and State Theater signs. Pussycat Cinema next to New England Medical Center. Interiors of a theater building, in the theater district. Sign for "Modern Theatre Restoration Circus." Interview with theater manager about reopening the theater, the shows they will feature, the restoration they will do on the building, including work with the Boston Redevelopment Authority, and neighborhood development.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/15/1979