Rio Theatre
105 W. Main Street,
Sayre,
OK
73662
105 W. Main Street,
Sayre,
OK
73662
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Previously operated by: Griffith Amusement Company
Functions: Retail
Previous Names: Sa-Roy Theatre, Saroy Theatre
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The Sa-Roy Theatre was opened in 1929. It was closed as the Saroy Theatre in 1931. It was reopened on February 17, 1934 as the Rio Theatre. It was a modest cinema nestled inside existing retail space. It specialised is screening mainly B movies. It was closed on June 24, 1950.
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View interior & exterior photos of this screening room by typing in word “rio” -
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This is what the old Rio Theatre looks like these days. Apparently the business that now occupies this space specializes in windmill sales.
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Address is 105 W. Main Street. Circa 1930 photo added, Rio Theatre on the left.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy McAmis opened the Sa-Roy Theatre as the silent film house to complement their Princess Theatre that had converted to sound. The Sa-Roy launched in 1929 and closed in November of 1931 often advertised without the hypen as the Saroy Theatre. It did receive a second-hand sound system but the Depression mad two-theater operation a challenge and it closed in November,mber of 1931.
The Saroy remained closed from December of 1931 to Feb. 17, 1934 when it was relaunched by George Stovall as the Rio Theatre. The Rio would become part of the Griffith Bros. Amusement Circuit. The Rio closed June 24, 1950 to coincide with the opening of the new Stovall Theatre. Mrs. Stovall retired the night that the Rio closed. The building was repurposed that year for other purposes.