Rialto Theater
228 E. 4th Street,
Loveland,
CO
80537
228 E. 4th Street,
Loveland,
CO
80537
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Photos of the Rialto Theatre.
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A proposed construction project in Loveland would include enhancements to the Rialto: View link
1984 Photo
There was also a Pines Drive-In in Loveland, 382 car capacity that has been closesd for some time. If anyone has information on the Pines they might want to submit it to CT.
Myself and my family have volunteered at the Rialto for many years. I basically grew up around this theater! I still volunteer downstairs during live events and digital movies and am a projectionist for them during films.
It has been beautifully restored and so has the beautiful terra cotta interior. It just had new, historic looking seats installed throughout last year as well has having the wood flooring refinished. The theater continues to grow in popularity and improve vastly each year. It features everything from concerts, plays, conventions/meetings and arthouse and classic films. Sadly, many of the films these days are shown via a Christie DLP projector (DVD or VHS) downstairs at the soundrack but it does still run film and has a very nice booth. The booth contains two Kodak Ektagraphic 16mm projectors with changeover box and 2 Simplex E-7 projectors that date from 1938. The projectors were originally installed in the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado and were donated to the Rialto in 1998. They were converted to Xenon lamps and reverse-scan LED readers in 2003 but are still quite original and still have the 2 thousand foot reel magazines that were necessary during the flammable nitrate film days.
A very classy historic theater in trendy downtown Loveland
A Wurlitzer theater organ opus 1884 style “B” special was installed in the Rialto Theater on 5/22/1928.
Here are some nice recent photos of the Rialto Theater. Click each photo to expand it.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988
Rialto Theater (added 1988 – Building – #87002213)
228—230 E. Fourth St., Loveland
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Danielson,A.
Architectural Style: Classical Revival
Area of Significance: Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Owner: Local Gov’t
Historic Function: Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function: Theater
Current Function: Vacant/Not In Use