Rig Theater

176 W. Main Street,
Premont, TX 78375

3 people favorited this theater

Opened in 1950, it had closed by 1980. 15-20 years ago the Rig Theater sat empty and deserted in this hot and desolate town near the Texas gulf coast. It was a brown brick building with a large vertical sign spelling “Rig”.

Contributed by Don Lewis

Recent comments (view all 35 comments)

kencmcintyre on March 12, 2009 at 6:18 pm

If you enter 176 W. Main Street, it takes you right to the theater.

lostmemory on March 12, 2009 at 6:21 pm

Anyone know when this theater opened? The 1955 Film Daily Yearbook lists a “Pig” Theater in Premont with no seat count. I assume that “Pig” is a typo. LOL

kencmcintyre on March 12, 2009 at 6:29 pm

I think I saw Porky’s at that theater.

lostmemory on March 12, 2009 at 6:31 pm

Okay, maybe it’s not a typo.

lostmemory on March 12, 2009 at 6:38 pm

This is the Rig in glorious b/w and here it is in living color.

Joe Vogel on March 12, 2009 at 9:11 pm

From the “Theatre Construction, Openings and Sales” column in the February 5, 1950, issue of Boxoffice Magazine: “Premont, Tex.– R.H. Smith Theatres Inc., opened 500 seat Rig.”

lostmemory on April 30, 2009 at 2:57 pm

Here are two 1984 photos:

Photo1

Photo2

lostmemory on May 22, 2009 at 1:15 pm

Here is another 1984 photo.

dplomin1954 on May 4, 2011 at 5:40 pm

Nice photos from 1984 when the theater was still in use. I wonder why they couldn’t spring for posters for the movie though. Looks a bit empty.