Rig Theater
176 W. Main Street,
Premont,
TX
78375
176 W. Main Street,
Premont,
TX
78375
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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”.
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Don Lewis
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Think I see what’s wrong. The RIG is on Main St, not 1st St. If you do a Google Maps satellite image, the RIG is on the North side of Main St; across the street is a block square park, with a small building off to the center. Just a tad to the West of Hwy 281. The building with the long white roof is likely the RIG. You can see the small add on to the North. Right where the W is on the image text.
If you enter 176 W. Main Street, it takes you right to the theater.
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
I think I saw Porky’s at that theater.
Okay, maybe it’s not a typo.
This is the Rig in glorious b/w and here it is in living color.
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.”
Here are two 1984 photos:
Photo1
Photo2
Here is another 1984 photo.
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.