1980s Adult Facilities in Louisville
Not long after starting work in Louisville I heard colleagues discussing Seventh Street Road. This, apparently, was the epicenter of Louisville's adult entertainment. So soon afterwards I went to take a look.
Between West Hill Street and Berry Blvd, about .7 of a mile, Seventh Street was little other than adult businesses. There were several nude or topless strip bars. I was not too keen on these. Unlike London where I paid to watch a stage show, here entrance was free. The women performed on a platform protruding out into the seating area. The women expected to have dollar bills thrown at them. When they were not performing they hustled customers for expensive drinks.
Seventh Street Rd also had Adult Book Stores (ABSs). These sold all manner of magazines, VHS tapes and toys. But, they always had booths. Sometimes booths with a glass front wall. When fed the necessary bill the area behind the glass lit up and a naked woman would perform at the customer's request.
Other booths showed a selection of explicit movies. There was no coyness about cocks and quims here. I must have watched 'bout every conceivable sex act in these places. Some stores had booths big enough for a couple or a small group.
Several of these ABSs also included a small movie theater. In some ways this was the golden era of US porn. The movies had something of a story line, but were interspersed with many explicit sex scenes. I visited all of these mini theaters. My favorite was at the intersection of Seventh and Berry. I became a weekly visitor.
The ABS at Seventh and Berry, I don't recall its name, and I believe it has now gone, had:
The usual selection of magazines, tapes, toys, etc.
A booth with a live show, i.e. a naked woman.
Several video booths, and
The mini theater.
The mini theater was my favorite spot. It was never full but generally had a few guys in. A couple of times I saw ladies with their partners.
It seemed to be the go to place for horny guys, like me, who needed to empty their prostates. It was not uncommon to see a guy walk in, sit down, unzip, and start masturbating to the action on the screen. Goodness knows how much semen I left there while watching films like "Star of 85", "Taboo", etc.
My usual row was second from the back. One time I was enjoying the movie and happened to look over my shoulder only to see three guys stroking fully erect penises.
One evening after work I was sitting on the penultimate row when I saw a couple enter a porn theater for the first time. The rows were five seats long. They sat on the same row as me. There was the wall, an empty seat, me, another empty seat the guy, then his female partner, then the aisle. The woman was young, slender and wearing a raincoat. Thinking about it now I should have been more patient. Why would she wear a raincoat on a hot summer's day? I have to suspect the raincoat was hiding not much.
Anyway, I was young, and so turned on by the situation. I wanked until my cock was ridged watching the couples on screen enjoy sex. when I could barely hold back, I tucked my cock back inside my pants, and said excuse me as I squeezed past the couple. Then I stood, in the aisle, slightly forward of the woman so she could have a clear view, took my penis out and wanked frantically to a satisfying climax. I did not see her head move, but I suspect her eyes did. Not a word was said. I quietly left.
More to follow.
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