The Rialto Theater sat on the northeast corner of 15th and Douglas, where the Union Pacific office building is now being constructed.
If you want to find pictures of this building, from either side, the place to go is to the archival photography department at the Durham Western Heritage Museum in Omaha. They have over 21,000 pictures of Old Omaha, including the Rialto Theater. I know, because I have seen them.
My name is Kent. I grew up in Omaha, and can still remember, just barely, the beautiful old theaters and department stores which were once downtown. One of the things I remember is the World Theater, which was torn down when I was six years old.
My mother took me see 101 Dalmatians at the World Theater, and I believe we also went to Snow White there. Even as a little boy I thought it was such a beautiful place. I can remember seeing the 15th Street wall collapse during demolition, and how sad I was that such a wonderful place was destroyed.
The Rialto Theater sat on the northeast corner of 15th and Douglas, where the Union Pacific office building is now being constructed.
If you want to find pictures of this building, from either side, the place to go is to the archival photography department at the Durham Western Heritage Museum in Omaha. They have over 21,000 pictures of Old Omaha, including the Rialto Theater. I know, because I have seen them.
My name is Kent. I grew up in Omaha, and can still remember, just barely, the beautiful old theaters and department stores which were once downtown. One of the things I remember is the World Theater, which was torn down when I was six years old.
My mother took me see 101 Dalmatians at the World Theater, and I believe we also went to Snow White there. Even as a little boy I thought it was such a beautiful place. I can remember seeing the 15th Street wall collapse during demolition, and how sad I was that such a wonderful place was destroyed.