Rialto Theater

735 E. Lake Street,
Minneapolis, MN 55407

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Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on February 20, 2010 at 11:36 pm

Another older photo of the Rialto Theatre.
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Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on May 1, 2009 at 7:03 am

1982 photo of the Rialto Theatre. I would say by the titles on the screen in this photo that it was playing adult fare.
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Another 1982 photo of the Rialto Theatre.
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KJB2012
KJB2012 on July 12, 2007 at 4:44 pm

Yes, the 1937 Rialto was indeed designed by Jack Liebenberg.

northstar16
northstar16 on December 23, 2006 at 7:48 pm

Four historic photos of the Rialto:
http://tinyurl.com/yff2t6 (ca. 1917)
http://tinyurl.com/yhzcnt (ca. 1920, after a fire)
http://tinyurl.com/yfbeha (ca. 1920, same fire)
http://tinyurl.com/ygtgzk (ca. 1953) The photo Sean tried to post a few years ago.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on August 29, 2006 at 10:16 pm

This is a 1956 photo of the Rialto:
http://tinyurl.com/gm89k

ryan0290
ryan0290 on February 22, 2004 at 11:18 pm

This one works-

Opening Day 1937

dreamspinner3
dreamspinner3 on January 20, 2004 at 8:14 pm

I remember driving by the Rialto theater as a kid in the late 1970s—it was owned by Ferris Alexander, Minneapolis porn-king, and showed x-rated movies. I think it was torn down in the 1980 atfter Ferris Alexander was tried & convicted for tax crimes.

ryan0290
ryan0290 on November 18, 2003 at 4:30 am

1953 view of the theater:

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