Rialto Theatre

336 S. State Street,
Chicago, IL 60604

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kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on November 20, 2006 at 10:44 am

It’s an interesting video, but I couldn’t enlarge it. Is there a trick to that?

Broan
Broan on November 20, 2006 at 9:49 am

A 1927 view of the Rialto can be seen by searching http://www.wttwdigitalarchives.com/searchres.php for 26001

johnsonent
johnsonent on November 10, 2006 at 9:01 am

I recall as a Teenager going to the Rialto one time with boyhood friends. We had fake ID’s. Went to see the dancers(Strippers). They also showed a nudist movie. I guess you could call that an Adult movie. This was back in 1966 or 67. Pretty tame stuff for todays generation.

stevelitos
stevelitos on April 22, 2006 at 8:03 am

Author & Radio Humorist (& creator of the film Christmas Story) once told a story when he was 16 & he hitched to Chicago from Hammond. The teens then tried to enter the Rialto Theatre when it was a burlesque house.

The broadcast can be found at the Shep Archives:

http://shep-archives.com/netjuke/

Do a search for the title – Chicago Rialto 1972

Broan
Broan on February 3, 2006 at 8:05 am

Was also known as the Loop End in the early 30s

teecee
teecee on March 9, 2005 at 5:25 am

This is a nice view courtesy of the NYPL.