Rialto Theatre
100 W. Race Street,
Searcy,
AR
73143
100 W. Race Street,
Searcy,
AR
73143
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This is my hometown. When I moved there in 2004, the Rialto’s lights were mostly still working. Now, I think just one neon bar lights up at night. I interviewed the theater’s owner (Victor Weber) a couple years ago. He showed me that the building’s walls are several inches thick. He also still uses an antique ticket dispenser at the box office window. Weber used to own lots of other theaters in the county (most of them closed or gone by now).
His favorite movie is “Gone With the Wind.” :)
This is another 2009 photo.
Here is a 2009 photo.
The address on this theatre should be 100 W. Race St.
This is another 1984 photo.
1984 photo of the Rialto Theatre.
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1984 Night photo of The Rialto.
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1984 photo of the Auditorium
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You may try zooming out or turning left or right, it’s clearly from a car. Narrow streets though, and not much of a sidewalk.
The view on Google is interesting. Almost standing under the marquee when the photo was taken, as opposed to the usual drive-bys.
Here is another photo.
563 seats
This was the Rialto in 2002.
Another recent photo of the Rialto can be seen here.
Operated by Weber Theaters.
This is a 2007 photo of the Rialto Theater.
Here is some history of the Rialto Theater.
Here is a 2004 article about the Rialto:
http://tinyurl.com/omepy
Here is a photo of the Rialto Theater in Searcy.