Rialto Theater

1501 Douglas Street,
Omaha, NE 68102

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rivest266
rivest266 on December 4, 2011 at 4:00 pm

This opened on May 29th, 1918 by A. H. Blank. I have posted the grand opening ad here.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on February 5, 2011 at 3:11 am

The introduction implies that the building is still being used for retail purposes, which is not the case, as the structure has been razed.

lostmemory
lostmemory on August 22, 2009 at 2:57 am

Here is a 1945 photo of the Rialto.

WAJWAJ
WAJWAJ on December 3, 2005 at 3:46 am

Several architectural elements from the Rialto Theatre, as seen in the photo from beardbear31 on 30 Sep 2004, can be found at Lanoha’s Nursery in Omaha.

lostmemory
lostmemory on October 19, 2005 at 12:12 pm

A Hillgreen-Lane organ Opus 504 Size 3/27 was installed in the Rialto Theater in 1918 at a cost of $8,750.

beardbear31
beardbear31 on October 1, 2004 at 1:18 am

A vintage view of the Rialto theater can be found at http://www.historicomaha.com/cp4.jpg

IvanSteinke
IvanSteinke on December 11, 2002 at 1:49 pm

The Rialto Theater sat on the northeast corner of 15th and Douglas, where the Union Pacific office building is now being constructed.

If you want to find pictures of this building, from either side, the place to go is to the archival photography department at the Durham Western Heritage Museum in Omaha. They have over 21,000 pictures of Old Omaha, including the Rialto Theater. I know, because I have seen them.

psteuert
psteuert on May 1, 2002 at 1:52 am

Is this building at 14th and Douglas St.? Does anyone know where I could find a photo of the Douglas St side of the building? There used to be a diner there;and I am looking for a photo of the outside of it.