Rig Theater
176 W. Main Street,
Premont,
TX
78375
176 W. Main Street,
Premont,
TX
78375
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See a vintage 1966 movie advertisment flyer from the Rig Theater here.
With thanks to Mark Sain for the flyer.
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I recently received a nice email from the owner of the Rig. He gave me a little history and mentioned that the theater has been in the family for a long time. The best news is that he put a new roof on on the building in 2004.
-Don Lewis
I have several good photos of the outside of the building if anyone is interested. I took these around 05/10/05.
Hello howell. I should have mentioned 15-20 years ago was the first and last time I saw the Rig. I am unsure if the Cinema Tour pictures were taken or posted in 2003, but it doesnt look like a lot has changed. I did notice one more red star missing from the front of the building in their pictures. A 2000 census reports a population of 3565. If the Rig is still standing, I suspect it remains empty. As with most of the old cinemas, a person would be trespassing to enter without permission. I did not get a look inside.
so is this theatre still abandoned…how big is the town its in ??? and what is the inside like ???
This was a Tex-Mex theatre had movies with subtitles then played spanish movies.
Wow this must have been a great neighborhood house in it’s day.