Star Theatre Two
618 Broadway Street,
Rock Springs,
WY
82901
618 Broadway Street,
Rock Springs,
WY
82901
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Yes, the Rialto Theatre is listed in editions of F.D.Y. between 1941 and 1950 at least with a seating capacity of 1,125. Operated by Fox Intermountain Theatres in the 1940’s. Address anyone? Please. Then we can add it to C.T.
The Rialto Theatre on the right side of the street was constructed in 1920. The theatre could seat 1200 and initially featured a mix of motion pictures and vaudville. Vaudville shows were generally on Sunday. Before the coming of talkies, the movies were accompanied by John Brueggemann’s Rialto Orchestra. The theatre was a principal venue for local community events. Other theatres included the Grand and the Rex. The manager of the Rialto Amusement Company’s operation in Rock Springs was Thomas Berta, noted for his community efforts and the parties in his apartment in the Rialto Theatre Building. The projector from the Rialto was moved to the Sweetwater County Historical Museum in 2005.
Above information comes from this website. There is a postcard showing the Rialto Theater on South Front Street. One problem, Google maps it as North Front Street.
Here is a 1999 photo of the Rock Theater.
Another photo can be seen here.
There is a 1981 photo on this site:
http://tinyurl.com/c7mdvs
The last owner of this theater was Movie Palaces, Inc., that owns other theaters in Rock Springs, Green River, Cheyenne, and Casper.
I think the address for this theater and the one for the Star Theatre in Rock Springs may have been reversed. According to this online history for 618 Broadway Street, the theater at that address was built as the West with 758 seats and then became the Rock: View link
In addition, the theater at 618 Broadway is going to be renovated and reopened according to this announcement, which indicates its former name was the Rock and that new facility will given its original name of the West: View link
I am certain that the addresses have been reversed; a search on 591 Broadway Street shows that the premises is the Victory Christian Fellowship church and the church’s website mentions that it was a former theater. The online history cited above indicates that the church could have chosen either the theater at 591 Broadway or the Rock at 618 Broadway and chose the former.
The addresses for this and the Star Theatre in Rock Springs should be corrected. This status of the Star Theater Two should be be Closed/Restoring, and the aka list should include West Theatre.
Area citizens are being invited to vote on what the renovated former Rock Theater should be named when it re-opens: View link
The address still needs to be corrected and an aka of West Theater still needs to be added.
I see the correction has now been made; thanks.