Rialto Theater

117 E. Cedar Street,
El Dorado, AR 71730

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Built on the site of an earlier Rialto Theater (1921-1928), the Rialto Theater opened in 1929, with seating for 1,400, originally presenting both live stage shows in addition to movies.

The Rialto Theater closed in 1980, but was restored in 1987 and reopened and is once more showing movies, now subdivided into 3-screens.

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lostmemory
lostmemory on July 3, 2008 at 8:20 pm

Very interesting. The description above should mention that there was a previous Rialto Theater at this location that operated from 1921-1928 and was demolished and replaced by this Rialto Theater.

lostmemory
lostmemory on October 8, 2008 at 12:38 pm

Here is an October 2008 photo. It still doesn’t look open to me.

lostmemory
lostmemory on March 30, 2009 at 6:49 pm

Another photo is here.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on April 11, 2009 at 5:34 pm

1984 photo of the Rialto Theatre.
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lostmemory
lostmemory on May 27, 2009 at 8:03 pm

This is another 1984 photo.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on August 7, 2009 at 1:13 pm

LM, if the Rialto is still open it is no longer part of the Stars, they don’t list it on their web site.

lostmemory
lostmemory on August 7, 2009 at 1:21 pm

According to a 2008 story in the El Dorado News Times, “Star Theaters had rented the theater for showing movies, but early in the fall the closed sign went up and did not come down”.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on September 19, 2009 at 10:06 am

Here is another photo:
http://tinyurl.com/lrrrva

lostmemory
lostmemory on September 23, 2009 at 5:17 pm

This is a 2009 photo.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on April 17, 2010 at 8:23 am

More 2008 photos of the Rialto Theatre.
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