Rialto Theatre
915 Broad Street,
Newark,
NJ
07102
915 Broad Street,
Newark,
NJ
07102
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Built in 1920, a report on the construction of the building states: ‘The theatre is of the latest type with the rear portion of the auditorium raised to give the effect of a balcony, and which portion is easily accessible from the middle of the auditorium’. This sounds like it was a stadium styled theatre, with no overhanging balcony.
Another innovation in the construction was the use of and design of the structural steel for the roof beams. The method used enabled the scheme to reduce the heights of the brick walls to a minimum and increasing the slope of the roof to a maximum. No regular stage was provided, but the theatre was built so that provisions could be made if in the future it became necessary to have one.
It is listed as being operated by Brandt Theaters in listings for 1941 and 1950. After closing it went into retail use and has since been demolished.
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Ken Roe
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Speculating? If the above address is correct and the Google photo is showing the correct location, then it probably is demolished. Notice the disclaimer on Google, “Address is approximate”.
If the 915 Broad Street address is correct, then it wouldn’t be speculation. City Hall at 920 Broad, across the street, hasn’t gone anywhere in the past fifty years.
The keyword is IF? You don’t know it to be fact. That’s why I always say that someone from the area is the best source for this kind of information and not Google photos.
We also have your news article from 7/6/07 which puts the theater in the same block.
That’s true and I’m not saying that the building is still standing. It probably is gone. I’m saying that someone that knows for a fact that the building has been demolished should post that information before the status is changed to demolished.
All there is across from city hall is trees.
That’s great. Nothing beats an eyewitness. Thanks.
I was just in Newark yesterday to photographs cinemas. This theatre is demolished.
Newark in the winter? You’re a better man than I, Roger.
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rialto marquee on extreme left