Rialto Theatre

Amsterdam, NY

41 Market Street

, Amsterdam, NY 12010 United States

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Status:	Closed
Screens:	Single Screen
Style:	Unknown

Function:	Unknown
Seats:	1400
Chain:	Unknown

Architect:	Unknown
Firm:	Unknown

Amsterdam was once one of the busiest industrial and commercial centers in upstate New York, and for a time the #1 city in the USA for the manufacture of carpets and rugs. Among its downtown theatres, the Rialto was the largest and plushest. More information is needed about the Rialto's history and the current status of the site. A few years ago, the building still existed, but converted to non-theatrical premises.

Contributed by Warren G. Harris

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Edward C. Klapp opened the Rialto in 1917. It was located at the corner of Market and Grove Streets. In 1933, the Rialto became part of the Schine brothers' chain. The theatre was one of 27 theaters in the United States that premiered “Drums Along the Mohawk” in 1939.(This film also debuted in Gloversville - where the Schines lived and had their main offices - Schenectady, Utica and Albany.) Henry Fonda, whose family built the nearby town of Fonda, NY, starred in the film. He made a short appearance when the film premiered here and at the Glove theatre.

posted by ERD on Sep 27, 2008 at 1:33pm

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