Rivoli Theatre

515 N. Bridge Street,
Chippewa Falls, WI 54729

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Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on July 14, 2018 at 4:05 pm

The Rex Theatre was mentioned in the June 15, 1918 issue of Motography. The Victor Theatre was open by 1906, and construction had begun in 1905. It was listed as a 900-seat, ground floor house in the Cahn guides. The Victor was listed in the 1914-1915 American Motion Picture Directory along with houses called the Lyric and the Majestic.

dontaylor50
dontaylor50 on July 14, 2018 at 1:32 pm

According to an article in the Chippewa Herald (Feb 28, 1991, Page 56), The Rex Theater became the Rivoli Theater. In other articles, I found that the Victor Theater became the Rex Theater sometime between 1918 and 1920.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on August 31, 2017 at 5:02 pm

This might be the picture DavidZornig refers to. It is from the book Chippewa Falls: Main Street.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on May 5, 2015 at 8:34 pm

No interior pics. There is a book that has a better exterior pic, but the link wouldn’t transfer to here. It is in a Google link about a Chippewa Falls historical book, but I can’t seem to find it again.

pnelson
pnelson on May 5, 2015 at 7:28 pm

Beautiful building. A waste to demolish it. Any interior images?