Rialto Theatre

Alice, TX

319 East Main Street

, Alice, TX 78323 United States

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Status:	Closed
Screens:	Single Screen
Style:	Art Deco

Function:	Unknown
Seats:	712
Chain:	Unknown

Architect:	Unknown
Firm:	Unknown

Opened as the Alice Theatre in 1948 seating 712. It got the Rialto name during a later remodel. A beat up fairly large triangle shaped marquee adorns the front of the two story building. "Rialto" was spelled out in Art Deco fashion lighted with neon. On the front of the marquee there is still a big "A".

The two sets of entrance doors are undoubtably the original doors. They are solid wood and no windows in them. The box office is to the right of the entrance doors.

The Rialto has been totally nedglected since its closing. The entire underside of the marquee is falling off in pieces. The entire front of the building was done in a mixture of colors, from white to yellow to green to multi color bricks on the street level. I am sure in its days though that it did a great job of serving the almost 20,000 people of Alice with the best in motion pictures.

Contributed by Chuck Van Bibber

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was this theater owned by rio entertainment, inc.?

posted by cwfrick on Mar 21, 2005 at 9:42am

The theatre I believe was owned by Hall Industries, which owned other movie theatres in the area like Kingsville, Beeville and some others. It went through a nice remodeling job in 1968 or 1969 and looked fairly decent. Before then, it was a different story. At one time it had doors with windows, but you could only see by looking out.

posted by ptactor on Jun 19, 2005 at 1:26pm

Open those doors and the entire place is caved in.
They still have a good front to it but thats all. What a shame.

posted by Mrdjjames on Jun 30, 2005 at 9:17am

For a recent picture of the Rialto:
http://rushcreekeditions.com/lfop/

posted by hstein on Dec 31, 2005 at 12:43pm

This is a recent photo of the Rialto Theater.

posted by Lost Memory on Mar 11, 2008 at 12:20pm

Here is another photo:
http://tinyurl.com/cocgth

posted by ken mc on Mar 26, 2009 at 4:13pm

Here are some 1984 photos:

Photo1

Photo2

Photo3

posted by Lost Memory on Apr 28, 2009 at 12:17pm

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