The 1936 photo above was also in a book of Jacksonville photos, with the following caption:
This theater on West Commerce Street in Jacksonville was the B-movie facility and superseded the Claire Theater a block east on the same street. The Rialto was operated to show second-run movies, which had been presented earlier in the Palace Theater, the chain’s lead theater in Jacksonville. The Rialto closed around 1960.
Here is a 2007 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/loul4u
Here is a March 1988 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/lh34lx
Here is a November 1927 ad from the Llano News:
http://tinyurl.com/n9v2q7
Here is a March 1959 ad from the Kerrville Times:
http://tinyurl.com/kqsqty
The 1936 photo above was also in a book of Jacksonville photos, with the following caption:
This theater on West Commerce Street in Jacksonville was the B-movie facility and superseded the Claire Theater a block east on the same street. The Rialto was operated to show second-run movies, which had been presented earlier in the Palace Theater, the chain’s lead theater in Jacksonville. The Rialto closed around 1960.
Here is an interior photo circa 1930s:
http://tinyurl.com/l9gfne
Here is a photo circa 1930s:
http://tinyurl.com/muuwgw
Showing today-Hannah Montana, Knowing and I Love You, Man.Wasn’t the last one first-run like two weeks ago? Admission is $3.25.
Here is an interior photo, circa 1930s:
http://tinyurl.com/n2ttb4
Here is a June 1942 ad from the News-Palladium:
http://tinyurl.com/lq99p8
Here is an August 1977 ad from the Traverse City Record-Eagle:
http://tinyurl.com/mdjxsg
I had to actually work most of the day. Don’t let this happen again.
I posted this photo on the Belasco page a while ago, but it also shows the Mayan circa 1930s. Photo is from the USC archive:
http://tinyurl.com/ccg4xv
Here is another 1979 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/mowj4t
Here is a 1979 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/mkca3v
Here is an interior photo, circa 1930s:
http://tinyurl.com/llc9ap
This is the 1983 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/l6dsty
Here is an exterior photo from around the same time:
http://tinyurl.com/lost5n
Here is an October 1970 ad from the same source:
http://tinyurl.com/myrc3y
Here is an October 1970 ad from the Florence Morning News:
http://tinyurl.com/mm7sa9
Here is an October 1970 ad from the Florence Morning News:
http://tinyurl.com/no6a4v
Here is an October 1950 ad from the Florence Morning News:
http://tinyurl.com/m56y8o
Here is a June 1950 ad from the same source:
http://tinyurl.com/n2jaln
Here is a photo circa 1958:
http://tinyurl.com/mlbs2e
Here is a photo circa 1951:
http://tinyurl.com/ngmx8n