Rialto Theatre

1879 W. 25th Street,
Cleveland, OH 44113

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Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on October 12, 2021 at 10:21 pm

The May 17, 1919 issue of Exhibitors Herald and Motography had this item about the Rialto:

“The deal for the new Rialto theatre on West 25th street has been completed and work will start at once. This house will seat 1,100. Sam H. Weis is the architect.”

Texas2step
Texas2step on April 5, 2017 at 8:12 pm

The former Rialto theatre/Moda night club building was renovated and is now home to Mitchell’s Homemade Ice Cream.

rivest266
rivest266 on January 19, 2014 at 12:42 pm

October 19th, 1919 grand opening ad is now in the photo section

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on October 29, 2009 at 6:00 am

An article in the June 15, 1959, issue of Boxoffice described an ad for the Rialto’s grand opening that was published in the Cleveland Leader of Sunday, October 19, 1919. The house had probably opened a few days earlier. The first feature shown was “The Girl from Outside” with Dorothy Gish. The Boxoffice article said that the Rialto had closed in 1957.

dwdconsulting
dwdconsulting on July 24, 2008 at 12:00 pm

The backstage area of the theater collapsed and the nightclub owners shortened the building and made a back patio. The Moda nightclub closed when the owner was convicted of drug dealing. The building is currently closed. The community has resisted efforts to put another nightclub in because the last one was such a bloody nuisance.

Ken Roe
Ken Roe on January 2, 2008 at 6:40 pm

A 2007 photograph of the former Rialto Theatre:
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